(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:37:19

Or"ga*non (?), Or"ga*num (?), n. [NL. organon, L. organum. See Organ.]

An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.

Sir. W. Hamilton.

 

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