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Definition of organism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

organism

noun

NAmE//ˈɔrɡəˌnɪzəm//

1a living thing, especially one that is extremely small see micro-organism

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2a system consisting of parts that depend on each other the social organism (= society)

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