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or•ga•num



Pronunciation: (ôr'gu-num), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -naPronunciation: (-nu), [key] -nums.
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.

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organ screenorgan whistle
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