organ point

or·gan point

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-guh n point]
- /ˈɔr gən pɔɪnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awr-guh n point]
- /ˈɔr gən pɔɪnt/

Definitions of organ point words

noun organ point a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it. 1
noun organ point a passage containing it. 1

See all 2 definitions of organ point

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Origin of organ point

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Organ point

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Organ point

organ point popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

organ point usage trend in Literature

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