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organ

noun

(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

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Word length
5
Starts with
O
Ends with
N
Contains
RG
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
B1

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Pronunciation

ˈɔɹ.ɡən

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noun

  1. (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

noun

  1. A free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

noun

  1. 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

noun

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

noun

  1. A periodical that is published by a special interest group

    “The organ of the communist party”

noun

  1. A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function

    “The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department”

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The organ of the communist party
The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department

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