Definitions for organumˈɔr gə nəm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•ga•numˈɔr gə nəm(n.)(pl.)-na; -nums.
Category: Philosphy
Ref: organon.
medieval polyphony in which a cantus firmus is accompanied by lines in parallel motion at the interval of a fourth, fifth, or octave above or below.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of organum:
1605–15; < L; see organ
Wiktionary
organum(Noun)
a type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong
Origin: From organum, from ὄργανον.
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