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								a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently 2.
								a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
 the social organism
 
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			| The following are synonyms for 'organism'. Click on any of them to get both Bibliodata's full list of common definitions and a further set of synonyms. 
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				organismal |  
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		| Variations of 'organism' |  
		| animate thing
									
		
									
		living thing
									
		
					
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		system |  
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