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organum — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • instrument noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
  • organ noun A part of the body, such as the heart or liver, that performs a specific function.

Senses

organum is used for these senses in English:

  • instrument A device used to produce music.
  • organ The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
  • organ (musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.

instrument — full definition

  1. noun A tool, especially a precise one used for measuring, medical work, or scientific tasks.
  2. noun A device used to produce music.
  3. noun A person or thing used to achieve a particular purpose, often by someone else.

organ — full definition

  1. noun A part of the body, such as the heart or liver, that performs a specific function.
  2. noun A large musical instrument played using one or more keyboards and pedals, producing sound through pipes or electronically.
  3. noun A publication or broadcast that serves as the official voice of an organization or group.

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