organ

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A part of the body that has a particular function, such as the heart or lungs.

   The liver is one of the body's most important organs.

2. 2
   noun

   A large keyboard instrument that produces sound through pipes, often used in churches.

   The organ filled the cathedral with deep, rich sound.

3. 3
   noun

   An official body or agency that carries out a particular function.

   The committee is the main organ of the organization.

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Simplified etymology

Organ entered Old English through Latin from Greek organon, meaning “tool, instrument, or sense organ.” English first adopted it in the sense of a musical instrument. Organize comes from the same Greek source.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-der. Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon)bor. Latin organumder. Old French organebor. Middle English organe English organ From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, 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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