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organismic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to organicism or organisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: organismal

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to a family of holistic psychological theories that tend to stress the organization, unity, and integration of human beings expressed through each individual's inherent growth or developmental tendency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the organismic theory of the state

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: organismal

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English organism Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English organismic From organism + -ic.