organ

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 External links 2 Romanian 2.1 Noun 3 Serbo-Croatian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin organum < 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’”) < *ἔργειν (ergein), “‘to work’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: 'ɔɹ.gɛn
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  Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ɡən

[edit] Noun

organ (plural organs)

1. A largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
2. (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed.
3. An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
4. A species of cactus (Stenocereus thurberi)

[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

[edit] Related terms

• organelle
• organic
• organise or organize
• organism
• organist

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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

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organ n.

1. organ

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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òrgān m. (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)

1. organ (part of an organism)

[edit] Declension