organ

Definitions


[ˈɔːɡ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function
(e.g: the internal organs)

- a large musical instrument having rows of pipes supplied with air from bellows (now usually electrically powered), and played using a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism. The pipes are generally arranged in ranks of a particular type, each controlled by a stop, and often into larger sets linked to separate keyboards

- a department or organization that performs a specified function
(e.g: the organs of local government)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English organ, via Latin from Greek organon ‘tool, instrument, sense organ’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French organe




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