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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Also, especially British, or·gan·i·sa·tion.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English organizacion < Medieval Latin organizātiōn- (stem of organizātiō), equivalent to organizāt(us) (past participle of organizāre; see organize, -ate²) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

or·gan·i·za·tion·al, adjective

or·gan·i·za·tion·al·ly, adverb

an·ti·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

mis·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

non·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

pre·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

sub·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

su·per·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

un·der·or·gan·i·za·tion, noun

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organization or organisation (ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act of organizing or the state of being organized
2.	an organized structure or whole
3.	a business or administrative concern united and constructed for a particular end
4.	a body of administrative officials, as of a political party, a government department, etc
5.	order or system; method

organisation or organisation

—n

organi'zational or organisation

—*adj*

organi'sational or organisation

—*adj*

organi'zationally or organisation

—*adv*

organi'sationally or organisation

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

organization

mid-15c., "act of organizing," from M.L. organizationem (nom. organizatio), noun of action from organizare, from L. organum "instrument, organ" (see organ). Meaning "system, establishment" is from 1873. Organization man is from title of 1956 book by American sociologist William

H. Whyte (1917-1999). Related: Organizational.

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Medical Dictionary

organization or·gan·i·za·tion (ôr'gə-nĭ-zā'shən)
n.

The act or process of organizing.
The state or manner of being organized.
Something that has been organized or made into an ordered whole.
Something made up of elements with varied functions that contribute to the whole and to collective functions.
A structure through which individuals cooperate systematically to conduct business.
The conversion of coagulated blood, exudate, or dead tissue into fibrous tissue.

Example sentences

He realized that the organization was failing in its goal of giving others the

ability to use the platform independently.

It must be used within or reinvested in the organization.

The military remains a hierarchical organization in which orders come from the

top down.

Overall organization of firefighting is also wildly criticized now.

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