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Meaning of organum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɔː.ɡə.nəm

Definitions

  1. A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong.
  2. A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted.

Equivalents

Français organum
Italiano diafonia

Examples

“He [Francis Bacon] has given us an organum of a different origin and construction from that of Aristotle[…]”
“Another important circumstance respecting our transcendental esthetics is, that it does not insinuate itself merely as a plausible hypothesis, but is as certain and indubitable as we can require any theory to be in order to serve as an organum.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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