organism

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
  2. Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system.
  3. (obsolete, rare) The fact of being organic; organicity.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/
Etimologie (Engels)

From organ + -ism, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “tool, instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“work”). Compare Medieval Latin organismus.

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