organ
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
organ (plural organs)
- A largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
- (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed, or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, The Mirror and the Lamp:
- He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 5, The Mirror and the Lamp:
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- A species of cactus (Stenocereus thurberi).
- (slang) The penis.
Hyponyms[edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:organ
Derived terms[edit]
- barrel organ
- house organ
- internal organ
- mouth organ
- sense organ
- sex organ
- storage organ
- swell organ
- vital organ
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
part of an organism
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musical instrument
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official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication
species of cactus
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External links[edit]
- organ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- organ in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Verb[edit]
organ (third-person singular simple present organs, present participle organing, simple past and past participle organed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
- Bishop Mannyngham
- Thou art elemented and organed for other apprehensions.
- Bishop Mannyngham
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Noun[edit]
organ n
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
òrgān m (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)
- organ (part of an organism)
Declension[edit]
declension of organ
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | òrgān | organi |
| genitive | organa | orgána |
| dative | organu | organima |
| accusative | organ | organe |
| vocative | organe | organi |
| locative | organu | organima |
| instrumental | organom | organima |
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
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)
Declension[edit]
Declension of organ
Related terms[edit]
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- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Musical instruments
- English slang
- English verbs
- English terms with obsolete senses
- English transitive verbs
- en:Biology
- Romanian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Swedish nouns
- sv:Anatomy
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