ORGANUM


Meaning of ORGANUM in English

/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 .