sym ‧ me ‧ try /ˈsɪmətri, ˈsɪmɪtri/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: symmetria , from Greek , from symmetros 'symmetrical' , from syn- ( ⇨ ↑ syn- ) + metron 'measure' ]
1 . the quality of being symmetrical OPP asymmetry
symmetry of
the symmetry of the design
2 . the quality that a situation has when two events or actions seem to be balanced or equal in some way OPP asymmetry :
There was a certain symmetry to coming back to New York, where I started my artistic life all those years ago.