organ
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (organon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”), from *ἔργειν (ergein, “to work”).
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[edit] Noun
organ (plural organs)
- A largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed, or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- A species of cactus (Stenocereus thurberi)
- (slang) The penis.
[edit] Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:organ
[edit] Derived terms
- barrel organ
- house organ
- internal organ
- mouth organ
- sense organ
- sex organ
- storage organ
- swell organ
- vital organ
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[edit] Translations
part of an organism
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musical instrument
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magazine, newsletter, or similar publication
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[edit] External links
- organ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- organ in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Romanian
[edit] Noun
organ n.
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
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- IPA: /ǒrɡaːn/
- Hyphenation: or‧gan
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òrgān m. (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)
- organ (part of an organism)
[edit] Declension
declension of organ
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | òrgān | organi |
| genitive | organa | orgána |
| dative | organu | organima |
| accusative | organ | organe |
| vocative | organe | organi |
| locative | organu | organima |
| instrumental | organom | organima |
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[edit] Noun
organ n.
- (anatomy) an organ (a part of the body)
- (dated) a voice (of a singer or actor)
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- She combined with excellent theatrical looks a high degree of intelligence, an extraordinary voice and a splendid mastery of declamation
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- an organ; a newspaper (of an organization, i.e. its voice)
[edit] Declension
Declension of organ