organum
noun
or·ga·num
| \ ˈȯr-gə-nəm
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Definition of organum
1
: early polyphony of the late Middle Ages that consists of one or more voice parts accompanying the cantus firmus often in parallel motion at a fourth, fifth, or octave above or below
also
: a composition in this style
2
: organon
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