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The console of a pipe organ (musical instrument).
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English
Etymology
From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “an instrument, implement, tool, also an organ of sense or apprehension, an organ of the body, also a musical instrument, an organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-. Doublet of organon, organum, and orgue.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːɡən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹɡən/
Audio (GA) (file) - Homophone: Oregon (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)ɡən
- Hyphenation: or‧gan
Noun
organ (plural organs)
- The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- bodily organs
- vital organ
- 2018, Sandeep Jauhar, Heart: a History, →ISBN, page 98:
- No matter the extraordinary progress that has been made in heart surgery over the past century, the heart remains a vulnerable organ.
- (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 (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- 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.
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- Short for organ pipe cactus.
- A government organization; agency; authority.
- (slang) The penis.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., page 81:
- If the Snake has an unmistakeable resemblance to the male organ in its active state, the foliage of the tree or bush is equally remindful of the female.
- (historical, military) An Asian form of mitrailleuse.
- 1790, H. Compton, A particular account of the European military adventurers of Hindustan, from 1784 to 1803, page 61:
- Lieutenant Roberts was also severely wounded by a missile, or weapon called an Organ, which is composed of about thirty-six gun barrels so joined as to fire at once.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:organ.
of the biological sense
of the sense “a musical instrument”
of the sense “a medium of communication”
Derived terms
- baroque organ
- Bidder's organ
- blow-organ
- Bojanus organ
- cat organ
- chair organ
- chamber organ
- chancel organ
- choir organ
- chord organ
- clonewheel organ
- electric organ
- electronic organ
- end-organ
- end organ
- gallery organ
- genital organ
- Hammond organ
- hand organ
- Hunter's organ
- intromittent organ
- Jacobson's organ
- Johnston's organ
- jook organ
- juke organ
- juxtaoral organ
- labyrinth organ
- language organ
- male organ
- mouth-organ
- olfactory organ
- organ cactus
- organ console
- organ donation
- organ donor
- organelle (noun)
- organ grinder
- organ gun
- organ harmonium
- organ harvesting
- organ loft
- organ of Berlese
- organ of Chievitz
- organ of Corti
- organ of elimination
- organ of Rosenmüller
- organ of state
- organ of Zuckerkandl
- organ pipe
- organ-pipe cactus
- organ pleat
- organ-point
- organ point
- organ scholar
- organ screen
- organ stop
- organ system
- organ tablature
- organ transplant
- paratympanic organ
- portative organ
- positif organ
- positive organ
- positiv organ
- reed organ
- reproductive organ
- roller organ
- Sach's organ
- Stalin's organ
- steam organ
- subcommissural organ
- vomeronasal organ
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
part of an organism
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body of an organization
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musical instrument
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official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication
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species of cactus
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Further reading
- “organ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “organ”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Verb
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.
- 1681, Thomas Manningham, Two Discourses:
- Thou art elemented and organ'd for other apprehensions.
Anagrams
- Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, argon, groan, nagor, orang, rag on, rango
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).
Pronunciation
Noun
organ
- organ:
- (biology) a larger 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 (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- an official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium aligned with an organisation.
Related terms
Further reading
- “organ” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
organ (Jawi spelling اورݢن, plural organ-organ, informal 1st possessive organku, 2nd possessive organmu, 3rd possessive organnya)
- organ:
- (biology) a larger 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 (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- an official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
Further reading
- “organ” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
Noun
organ
- Alternative form of organe
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).
Noun
organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ or organer, definite plural organa or organene)
- (anatomy, biology) an organ
- an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
- a body (e.g. an advisory body)
Derived terms
See also
- orgel (musical instrument)
References
- “organ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), via Latin organum.
Noun
organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ, definite plural organa)
- (anatomy, biology) an organ
- an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
- a body (e.g. an advisory body)
Derived terms
See also
- orgel (musical instrument)
References
- “organ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin organum.
Pronunciation
Noun
organ m inan (related adjective organowy)
- organ (larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions)
- Synonym: narząd
- (government) organ (body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions)
- (politics) organ (official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization)
- (in the plural) organ, pipe organ (largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console which produces its sound by sending air through whistles and/or reeds called organ pipes, by direct mechanical action)
- (in the plural) organ, pipe organ (electronic instrument designed to replicate the pipe organ)
Declension
Declension of organ
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- organ in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- organy in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- organ in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- organ in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὄργανος (órganos), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic *orъganъ. Some senses also based on French orgue (cf. orgă), Italian organum, Italian organo.
Noun
organ n (plural organe)
Declension
Declension of organ
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
òrgān m (Cyrillic spelling о̀рга̄н)
- organ (part of an organism)
Declension
Declension of organ
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
organ n
- (anatomy) an organ (a part of the body)
- (euphemistic) a penis
- a (state) body that performs societal functions
- (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
| Declension of organ | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | organ | organet | organ | organen |
| Genitive | organs | organets | organs | organens |
Related terms
Related terms
See also
References
- organ in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- organ in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- organ in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier đàn) organ
Synonyms
- (keyboard): đàn phím