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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔː^rgən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɔrgən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôr′gən)

or•gan /ˈɔrgən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Music and Dance
- Also called pipe organ. a musical instrument having one or more sets of pipes, played by a keyboard that controls compressed air which sounds the pipes.
- a similar musical instrument having the tones produced electronically:an electronic organ.
Anatomy, Biologya grouping of tissues into a distinct structure that performs a special task, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants.
a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information esp. in behalf of some organization.
an instrument or means, as of action:the organs of government.

See -orga-.

or•gan (ôr′gən),USA pronunciation n.

Music and DanceAlso called pipe organ. a musical instrument consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects.
Music and Danceany of various similar instruments, as a reed organ or an electronic organ.
Music and Dancea barrel organ or hand organ.
Anatomy, Biology[Biol.]a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task.
Anatomypenis
a newspaper, magazine, or other means of communicating information, thoughts, or opinions, esp. in behalf of some organization, political group, or the like.
an instrument or means, as of action or performance: This committee will be the chief organ of administration.
Archaic. any of various musical instruments, esp. wind, instruments.

Greek órganon implement, tool, bodily organ, musical instrument, akin to érgon work
Medieval Latin, Latin organum mechanical device, instrument)
Middle English: musical instrument, pipe organ, organ of the body, tool (bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

organ /ˈɔːɡən/ n

- 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 manual and one pedal keyboard and have the greatest range of any instrument
- (as modifier): organ pipe, organ stop, organ loft
any instrument, such as a harmonium, in which sound is produced in this way
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit, such as a kidney or a root, in an animal or plant
an agency or medium of communication, esp a periodical issued by a specialist group or party
an instrument with which something is done or accomplished

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French organe, from Latin organum implement, from Greek organon tool; compare Greek ergein to work

'organ' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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In Lists: Human Ecology, 2020 May, more...

Synonyms: means, way, device, vital part, vital structure, more...

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() Strong phrenological developments of the organ of firmness~
(The) Skin is the largest organ of the body. (The) Skin has three layers.
a good deal of the organ of Adhesiveness
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accompanied by the tones of the Adriatic Sea, thanks to the Sea Organ instalment [comma placement]
Adjectives for a body organ having undergone surgery
an organ/agency of Chinese government
as discussed by Nietzsche, to a song from a barrel organ
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digestive organs / the digestive organ
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from the cellular level to the organ-system level
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House organ or House-organ?
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It's too delicate an organ
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