/awr"geuh neuhm/ , n. , pl. organa /-neuh/ , organums .
1. an organon.
2. Music.
a. the doubling, or simultaneous singing, of a melody at an interval of either a fourth, a fifth, or an octave.
b. the second part in such singing.
[ 1605-15; ]
/awr"geuh neuhm/ , n. , pl. organa /-neuh/ , organums .
1. an organon.
2. Music.
a. the doubling, or simultaneous singing, of a melody at an interval of either a fourth, a fifth, or an octave.
b. the second part in such singing.
[ 1605-15; ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012