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Noun: organism  'or-gu,ni-zum
  1. A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
    - being
     
  2. A system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
    "the social organism"

Derived forms: organisms

Type of: animate thing, causal agency, causal agent, cause, living thing, scheme, system

Encyclopedia: Organism

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Organisation of the Oppressed on Earth
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