positive organ

noun

A small pipe organ designed for portability, common in sacred and secular music between the 10th and 18th centuries.

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Meanings

nounpositive organ (plural positive organs)

plural positive organs · alternative positif organ · alternative positiv organ

  1. entertainmentA small pipe organ designed for portability, common in sacred and secular music between the 10th and 18th centuries.

Origin

From ponere (“to place”).

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APA

positive organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positive%20organ

MLA

“positive organ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positive%20organ. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “positive organ,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/positive%20organ.

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