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Organ

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Noun

1. organ

a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

2. organ

a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function

Example Sentences:
'The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department'

3. electric organ, electronic organ, hammond organ, organ

(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

4. organ

a periodical that is published by a special interest group

Example Sentences:
'the organ of the communist party'

5. organ, pipe organ

wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard

6. harmonium, organ, reed organ

a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Organ

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noun
1. 
a. Also called: pipe organ
a large complex musical keyboard instrument in which sound is produced by means of a number of pipes arranged in sets or stops, supplied with air from a bellows. The largest instruments possess three or more manuals and one pedal keyboard and have the greatest range of any instrument
b. 
(as modifier)
organ pipe
organ stop
organ loft
2. 
any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this way
See also reed organ, harmonica
3.  short for electric organ (sense 1a), electronic organ
4. 
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant
5. 
an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party
6. 
an instrument with which something is done or accomplished
7.  a euphemistic word for penis

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Organ

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noun
1. 
a. 
a large wind instrument consisting of various sets of pipes which, as they are opened by corresponding keys on one or more keyboards, allow passage to a column of compressed air that causes sound by vibration
b. 
any of several musical instruments producing similar or somewhat similar sounds
see also electronic organ, reed organ, barrel organ
c.  Archaic
any musical instrument; esp., a wind instrument
2. 
in animals and plants, a part composed of specialized tissues and adapted to the performance of a specific function or functions
3. 
a means or instrument for the performance of some action
an organ of local government
4. 
a means of communicating ideas or opinions, as a periodical

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Organ

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pref.
Variant of organo-.
n.
1. Music
a. An instrument consisting of a number of pipes that sound tones when supplied with air and a keyboard that operates a mechanism controlling the flow of air to the pipes. Also called pipe organ.
b. Any one of various other instruments, such as the electronic organ, that resemble a pipe organ either in mechanism or sound.
2. Biology A differentiated part of an organism, such as an eye, wing, or leaf, that performs a specific function.
3. An instrument or agency dedicated to the performance of specified functions: The FBI is an organ of the Justice Department.
4. An instrument or means of communication, especially a periodical issued by a political party, business firm, or other group.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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