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   organ

   /ˈɔːɡ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function: "the internal organs" Similar part of the bodybody partbiological structure
   • ▪ used euphemistically to refer to the penis: "the male organ"
   • ▪ a region of the brain formerly held to be the seat of a particular faculty. archaic
   • 2. 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.
   • ▪ an electronic keyboard instrument that produces sounds similar to those of a pipe organ.
   • 3. a department or organization that performs a specified function: "the organs of local government"
   • ▪ a newspaper or periodical which promotes the views of a political party or movement: "he repositioned the journal as a leading organ of neoconservatism" Similar newspaperpaperjournalperiodicalmagazinenewslettergazettebulletinpublicationmeans of communicationmouthpiecevoiceforumvehiclemediumchannelinstrumentagencyinformal:rag

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

   Scrabble Points: 6

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