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organ
/ˈoɹɡən/
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What does organ mean?
noun
- The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
- A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
More meanings (9)
noun
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- Ellipsis of organ pipe cactus.
- A government organization; agency; authority.
- (slang) The penis.
- (obsolete) A device, apparatus.
- (historical) An Asian form of mitrailleuse.
proper noun
- A surname.
- A census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States.
verb
- (obsolete) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
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IPA pronunciation
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And my eyes were still dim as I walked up the great nave, with the pealing of the organ in my ears.
The organ inside was dumb, and he could detect no signs of Celia's presence on the curtains of the pastorate next door.
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It was a soft and not altogether masculine organ, and was pitched on this occasion in a somewhat plaintive and pettish key.
After twisting and screwing the keys, he played some Bohemian airs, without the organ to hold him back, and that went better.
Indeed it has become indispensable as a necessary judicial organ, even in nations like England which have not yet formally established it.