Meaning

8 senses
  1. The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

    bodily organs

    vital organ

    Organ

    о́рганórgan

    о́рганórhan

  2. (broadly)A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.

    Organ

    о́рганórgan, учрежде́ниеučreždénije

    о́рганórhan

  3. 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.

    Orgel

    орга́нorgán

    орга́нorhán

    (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

  4. An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.

    Organ

    о́рганórgan

    о́рганórhan

  5. A government organization; agency; authority.

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

  6. (slang)The penis.

  7. (historical)An Asian form of mitrailleuse.

  8. (obsolete)A device, apparatus.

Examples

132 sentences
  1. Tom plays the organ very well.

    Том дуже добре грає на органі. — deniko

    ruТом очень хорошо играет на органе. — odexed

    deTom spielt sehr gut Orgel. — raggione

  2. Aren't you able to play the organ?

    Хіба ти не вмієш грати на органі? — deniko

    ruТы не умеешь играть на органе? — marafon

    deKannst du nicht Orgel spielen? — Waldelfe

  3. We like to go to organ concerts.

    Нам подобається ходити на органні концерти. — deniko

  4. I play the organ.

    Я граю на органі. — miketheknight

    ruЯ играю на орга́не. — soweli_Elepanto

  5. I can't play the organ.

    Я не вмію грати на органі. — deniko

    ruЯ не умею играть на органе. — marafon

    deIch kann nicht Orgel spielen. — Tatoeba contributors

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
part of an organism:
musical instrument:
Русский
By meaning 3
part of an organism:
body of an organization:
musical instrument:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
part of an organism:
musical instrument:

Origin

From Middle English organe, from Old French organe and Old English organ, both from Latin

From Middle English organe, from Old French organe and Old English organ, both 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.

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Forms

plural: organs
Singularorgan
Pluralorgans

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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:pipe organ
  • a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows:harmoniumreed organ
  • (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ:electric organelectronic organHammond organ

Word family

80 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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