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οργανισμός — meaning in English

organismos

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English meaning

  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • organism noun A complete, living individual thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or microbe.
  • organization noun A group of people, or of legal entities, formed for a particular purpose and governed by set rules.

Senses

οργανισμός is used for these senses in English:

  • body An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
  • organism Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]
  • organization (countable) A group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules.

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

organism — full definition

  1. noun A complete, living individual thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or microbe.
  2. noun A complex system made up of interdependent parts, compared to a living thing.

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