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ORGANISMIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does organismic mean?
• ORGANISMIC (adjective)
The adjective ORGANISMIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole)
Familiarity information: ORGANISMIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole)
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
organismal; organismic
Context example:
the organismic theory of the state
Pertainym:
organism (a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body)
Derivation:
organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)
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