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   organism

   /ˈɔːɡənɪz(ə)m/

   noun

   • 1. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form: "fish and other organisms have been destroyed over large areas of the creek" Similar living thingbeingcreatureanimalplantstructurelife formentitybody
   • ▪ the material structure of an organism: "the heart's contribution to the maintenance of the human organism"
   • ▪ a system or organization consisting of interdependent parts, compared to a living being: "the Church is a divinely constituted organism" Similar structuresystemorganizationentitywholeset-up

   Word Origin early 18th century (in the sense ‘organization’, from organize): current senses derive from French organisme.

   Derivatives

   • 1. organismal adjective
   • 2. organismic adjective

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