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English
Etymology
From French, from Latin organum (“organ, instrument, tool”), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”). Doublet of organ, organon, and organum.
Noun
orgue (plural orgues)
- (military) Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
- (military) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.
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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin organum. Doublet of òrgan, which was borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
orgue m (plural orgues or òrguens)
- (music) organ
- (firearms) (historical) A set of arquebus which could be fired all at once or one by one.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin organum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon). Doublet of organe, a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
orgue m (plural orgues)
- (music) organ
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Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French orgue.
Noun
orgue m (plural orgues)
- (Jersey, music) organ