What does organ mean?

organ means "a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in organ?

organ has 2 syllables: or-gan. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹɡən/.

What is another word for organ?

Close synonyms include electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, pipe organ, harmonium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is organ a common word?

organ is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

organ — meaning, pronunciation and 6 definitions

noun

6 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Broaderbody part
Narrowerovipositor siphon ctene wing foot sucker stinger contractile organ primordium vital organ
Partslobe
2.
a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
“The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department”
Broaderagency
3.
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
Synonymselectric organ electronic organ Hammond organ
Broaderelectronic instrument
music
4.
a periodical that is published by a special interest group
“the organ of the communist party”
Broaderperiodical
Narrowerhouse organ
5.
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
Synonymspipe organ
Broaderkeyboard instrument wind instrument
Partskeyboard organ pipe pedal piano keyboard stop
6.
a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
Synonymsharmonium reed organ
Broaderinstrument

Other forms of organ

plural: organs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about organ

What does organ mean?: organ means "a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in organ?: organ has 2 syllables: or-gan. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹɡən/.
What is another word for organ?: Close synonyms include electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, pipe organ, harmonium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is organ a common word?: organ is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for organ come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

6 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Broaderbody part
Narrowerovipositor siphon ctene wing foot sucker stinger contractile organ primordium vital organ
Partslobe
2.
a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
“The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department”
Broaderagency
3.
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
Synonymselectric organ electronic organ Hammond organ
Broaderelectronic instrument
music
4.
a periodical that is published by a special interest group
“the organ of the communist party”
Broaderperiodical
Narrowerhouse organ
5.
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
Synonymspipe organ
Broaderkeyboard instrument wind instrument
Partskeyboard organ pipe pedal piano keyboard stop
6.
a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
Synonymsharmonium reed organ
Broaderinstrument

Other forms of organ

plural: organs·

Questions about organ

What does organ mean?: organ means "a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in organ?: organ has 2 syllables: or-gan. The stress falls on "or". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹɡən/.
What is another word for organ?: Close synonyms include electric organ, electronic organ, Hammond organ, pipe organ, harmonium. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is organ a common word?: organ is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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