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organum

[ awr-guh-nuhm ]

noun

, plural or·ga·na [awr, -g, uh, -n, uh], or·ga·nums.
  1. an organon.
  2. Music.
    1. the doubling, or simultaneous singing, of a melody at an interval of either a fourth, a fifth, or an octave.
    2. the second part in such singing.


organum

/ ˈɔːɡənəm /

noun

  1. a form of polyphonic music originating in the ninth century, consisting of a plainsong melody with parts added at the fourth and fifth
  2. a variant of organon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of organum1

From Latin, dating back to 1605–15; organ
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Word History and Origins

Origin of organum1

C17: via Latin from Greek; see organ
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Example Sentences

The Organum (philosophy of first principles) of Aristotle was first publicly taught in 1215.

Bacon was 60 years of age when his "Novum Organum" was published.

His fame, too, had been increased by the publication in 1620 of his most celebrated work, the Novum Organum.

This division is represented, though only imperfectly, by the Novum Organum, particularly book ii.

This supposition receives some support from the manner in which the fifth part is spoken of in the Novum Organum, i. 116.

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