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organon

or·ga·non
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-guh-non]
    • /ˈɔr gəˌnɒn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-guh-non]
    • /ˈɔr gəˌnɒn/

Definitions of organon word

  • noun plural organon an instrument of thought or knowledge. 1
  • noun plural organon Philosophy. a system of rules or principles of demonstration or investigation. 1
  • noun organon An instrument of thought, especially a means of reasoning or a system of logic. 1
  • noun organon a system of logical or scientific rules, esp that of Aristotle 0
  • noun organon a sense organ, regarded as an instrument for acquiring knowledge 0
  • noun organon a means of acquiring knowledge; specif., a system of principles for use in philosophical or scientific inquiry 0

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Origin of organon

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Greek órganon; see organ

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Parts of speech for Organon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

organon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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