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organa

¹

[ awr-guh-nuh ]

/ ˈɔr gə nə /

noun

a plural of organon.

Words nearby organa

organ-grinder, organ-pipe cactus, organ-pipe coral, organ-specific, organ-specific antigen, organa, organdie, organdy, organelle, organelles, organic

Definition for organa (2 of 4)

organa²

[ awr-guh-nuh ]

/ ˈɔr gə nə /

noun

a plural of organum.

Definition for organa (3 of 4)

organon

[ awr-guh-non ]

/ ˈɔr gəˌnɒn /

noun, plural or·ga·na [awr-guh-nuh] /ˈɔr gə nə/, or·ga·nons.

an instrument of thought or knowledge.

Philosophy. a system of rules or principles of demonstration or investigation.

Origin of organon

1580–90; < Greek órganon; see organ

Definition for organa (4 of 4)

organum

[ awr-guh-nuh m ]

/ ˈɔr gə nəm /

noun, plural or·ga·na [awr-guh-nuh] /ˈɔr gə nə/, or·ga·nums.

an organon.

Music.

the doubling, or simultaneous singing, of a melody at an interval of either a fourth, a fifth, or an octave.
the second part in such singing.

Origin of organum

From Latin, dating back to 1605–15; see origin at organ

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Examples from the Web for organa

Vasa sunt, says Augustine of human troublers, alius utitur; organa sunt, alius tangit.
The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians|G. G. Findlay
Again, I find exploited to the medical profession, through its own organa, a "sure cure for dropsy."
The Great American Fraud|Samuel Hopkins Adams
We had passed the night at the hotel of the Libertad at Organa, where we both slept well enough.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories|Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for organa (1 of 3)

organa

/ (ˈɔːɡənə) /

noun

a plural of organon, organum

British Dictionary definitions for organa (2 of 3)

organum

/ (ˈɔːɡənəm) /

noun plural -na (-nə) or -nums

a form of polyphonic music originating in the ninth century, consisting of a plainsong melody with parts added at the fourth and fifth

a variant of organon

Word Origin for organum

C17: via Latin from Greek; see organ

British Dictionary definitions for organa (3 of 3)

organon

organum

/ (ˈɔːɡəˌnɒn) /

noun plural organa (ˈɔːɡənə), -nons, -na or -nums Epistemology

a system of logical or scientific rules, esp that of Aristotle

archaic a sense organ, regarded as an instrument for acquiring knowledge

Word Origin for organon

C16: from Greek: implement; see organ

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Medicine definitions for organa

organon

[ ôr′gə-nŏn′ ]

n. pl. or•ga•nons

An organ.

A set of principles for use in scientific investigation.

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