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| or·gan [ áwrgən ] (plural or·gans) |
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1. body part: a complete and independent part of a plant or animal that has a specific function
  the organs of the digestive system
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2. keyboard instrument: a large musical keyboard instrument producing sounds at different volumes using compressed air passed through pipes
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3. instrument similar to organ: a musical instrument that makes sounds resembling the organ without using pipes, e.g. electronically or with reeds
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4. means of communication: a newspaper or magazine regarded as a means of communication, especially one communicating the views of a particular group such as a political party
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formal
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the daily organ of left-of-center politics
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5. agency: an organization or body acting on behalf of a larger institution, especially a government
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formal
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There were no secrets about the institute's role as an organ of the business community.
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6.
Same as penis
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euphemistic
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| [13th century. Via Old French organe and Latin organum< Greek organon "tool, instrument"] |
