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NOUN (1)

1. a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Organon \Or"ga*non\, Organum \Or"ga*num\, n. [NL. organon, L. organum. See Organ.] An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method. --Sir. W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

organon n 1: a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge