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ORGANUM

Definition: ORGANUM

ORGANUM

Noun

1. An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "ORGANUM" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1748. (references)


Crosswords: ORGANUM

Specialty definitions using "ORGANUM": Baconian PhilosophyNovum Organum. (references)
Etymologies containing "ORGANUM": Orgue. (references)
Non-English Usage: "ORGANUM" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (instrument, musical instrument, organ, organize).

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Commercial Usage: ORGANUM

DomainTitle

Books

  • Die Lehre Vom Organum Bis Zur Mitte Des 11. Jahrhunderts (reference)

  • Organum Deitatis: Die Christologie Des Thomas De Vio Cajetan (Studies in Medieval and Reformation Thought, Vol 62) (reference)

  • Physical and Metaphysical Works of Lord Bacon, Including His Dignity and Advancement of Learning, in Nine Books, and His Novum Organum Or, Precepts F (reference)

  • Tertium Organum (reference)

  • Tertium Organum (1920) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: ORGANUM

"ORGANUM" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ORGANUM" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%3202,518

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ORGANUM

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

novum organum

10

organum

8

organum tertium

3

frisicum organum

2

bacon francis novum organum

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: ORGANUM

Language Translations for "ORGANUM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

organ (organ). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

organum (organ, organon), organon (organ, organon), orgaan (organ). (various references)

   

French

  

organe (organ). (various references)

   

German

  

Organum (organ, organon), Organon (organ, organon), Körper-Organ (organ, organon). (various references)

   

Italian

  

organo (body, organ, part, unit). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

organumay

   

Spanish

  

organon (organ, organon), órgano (organ, pipe organ). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: ORGANUM

LanguageDateSourceJob Chapter 30, Verse 31
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintApebh de eiV paqoV mou h kiqara o de yalmoV mou eiV klauqmon emoi
Latin405VulgateVersa est in luctum cithara mea et organum meum in vocem flentium
Middle English1395WyclifMyn harpe is turned in to weiling, and myn orgne in to the vois of weperis.
Jacobean English1611King JamesMy harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Victorian English1833WebsterMy harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd my music has been turned to sorrow, and the sound of my pipe into the noise of weeping.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: ORGANUM

LanguageJob Chapter 30, Verse 31
AlbanianQestja ime shërben vetëm për vajtime dhe flauti im për tinguj vajtues.
CebuanoBusa ang akong alpa nahimong tingog sa kasub-anan, Ug ang akong flauta nakigduyog sa tingog niadtong nanagbakho.
CroatianTužaljka mi je ugodila harfu, svirala mi glas narikaèa ima.
Danishmin Citer er blevet til Sorg, min Fløjte til hulkende Gråd!
DutchHierom is mijn harp tot een rouwklage geworden, en mijn orgel tot een stem der wenenden.
FinnishNiin muuttui kanteleeni soitto valitukseksi ja huiluni sävel itkun ääneksi."
FrenchMa harpe n`est plus qu`un instrument de deuil, Et mon chalumeau ne peut rendre que des sons plaintifs.
GermanMeine Harfe ist eine Klage geworden und meine Flöte ein Weinen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariDahulu kudengar musik gembira, kini hanya ratapan tangis belaka.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka sebab itu bunyi kecapiku sudah berubah menjadi suatu biji ratap, dan bunyi muriku bagaikan suara orang menangis adanya.
ItalianLa mia cetra serve per lamenti e il mio flauto per la voce di chi piange.
MaoriNo reira i tahuri ke ai taku hapa ki te tangi, me taku okana ki te reo o te hunga e uhunga ana.
NorwegianOg min citar er blitt til sorg, og min fløite til gråt og klage.
PortuguesePelo que se tornou em pranto a minha harpa, e a minha flauta em voz dos que choram.   
RumanianArfa mea s`a prefqcut kn instrument de jale, wi cavalul meu scoate sunete plkngqtoare.
SpanishMi arpa ha llegado a ser para el duelo, y mi flauta para la voz de los que lloran.
SwedishI sorgelåt är mitt harpospel förbytt, mina pipors klang i högljudd gråt.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: ORGANUM

Derivations

Words beginning with "ORGANUM": organums. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "ORGANUM"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "ORGANUM" (pronounced ô"rgunum)
4-u n u macronym, aluminium, aluminum, arcanum, duodenum, lanthanum, laudanum, tympanum.
3-n u mdenim, granum, interregnum, magnum, molybdenum, phenom, platinum, plenum, venom.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: ORGANUM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-g-m-n-o-r-u"

-1 letter: granum, morgan, ourang.

-2 letters: among, amour, argon, groan, guano, mango, manor, mourn, mungo, orang, organ, roman, unarm.

-3 letters: agon, arum, gaum, gaun, gaur, gnar, gram, gran, grum, guan, guar, mano, maun, moan, mora, morn, muon, mura, noma, norm, ogam, rang, roam, roan, ruga, rung.

-4 letters: ago, amu, arm, gam, gan, gar, gnu, goa, gor.

 Words containing the letters "a-g-m-n-o-r-u"
 

+1 letter: gourmand, organums, origanum.

 

+2 letters: armouring, augmentor, gourmands, granuloma, ignoramus, origanums.

 

+3 letters: augmentors, ausforming, campground, clamouring, enamouring, glamouring, gramineous, granulomas, groundmass, groundsman, migrainous, sporangium, tambouring.

 

+4 letters: archegonium, campgrounds, carpogonium, formulating, gourmandise, gourmandism, gourmandize, granulomata, ignoramuses, manoeuvring, nonargument, outcharming, outdreaming, outmarching, outsmarting, pelargonium, pneumograph, unglamorous.

 

+5 letters: beglamouring, compurgation, counterimage, glamourizing, gourmandises, gourmandisms, gourmandized, gourmandizes, groundmasses, housewarming, nonarguments, nonglamorous, pelargoniums, pneumographs, promulgating, promulgation, spermagonium, unglamorized, unprogrammed.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ORGANUM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 52 47 41 4E 55 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01010010 01000111 01000001 01001110 01010101 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#82 &#71 &#65 &#78 &#85 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0052 0047 0041 004E 0055 004D

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

49524135485547

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Usage Frequency
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Bible Trace
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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