organum
9.9
A tool used to do a particular job, often mentioned in old texts
- noun
- Archaic
:
instrumento
- In medieval times, craftsmen relied on various organa to aid in their trades.
The other thing that's even more important is that the slave, Aristotle stresses, is a tool, an organon.
- The other thing that's even more important is that the slave, Aristotle stresses, is a tool, an organon.
Examples
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The archaeologists discovered an ancient organum used for rituals in the burial site.
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But let me provide a few quotations from one particular source, the Novum Organum (1620) of Francis Bacon.
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During the Renaissance, musicians experimented with new organa that enhanced their performances.
Synonyms
tool
vsorganum
∞
1.1
A thing you hold to do a job, like a hammer
is an older historical term for such instruments used in past contexts
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Etymology
Organum originally meant a 'tool' or 'instrument' from the Greek organon, so it could name any device used in work or old medicine. That's why historical texts sometimes use organum to mean a tool or instrument rather than a body part or music.