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organ
English
Etymology
From Middle English organe, from Old French organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (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 *wer?-. Doublet of organon, organum, and orgue.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???.??n/
- Homophone: Oregon (one pronunciation)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.??n/
- Rhymes: -??(?)??n
- Hyphenation: or?gan
Noun
organ (plural organs)
- A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
- (music) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- Short for organ pipe cactus.
- government organization; agency; authority
- (slang) The penis.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:organ.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Korean: ??? (oreugan)
- ? Maori: ?kana
- ? Vietnamese: oóc-gan
Translations
Further reading
- organ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- organ in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Verb
organ (third-person singular simple present organs, present participle organing, simple past and past participle organed)
- (obsolete, transitive) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
- 1681, Thomas Manningham, Two Discourses
- Thou art elemented and organ'd for other apprehensions.
- 1681, Thomas Manningham, Two Discourses
Anagrams
- Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, argon, groan, nagor, orang, rag on, rango
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch orgaan, from Middle Dutch organe, from Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??r?an]
- Hyphenation: or?gan
Noun
organ
- organ:
- (biology) a larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- (music) a musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
- an official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
- mouthpiece, a spokesperson or medium aligned with an organisation.
Related terms
Further reading
- “organ” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English
Noun
organ
- Alternative form of organe
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin organum, a borrowing from Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon),
Noun
organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ or organer, definite plural organa or organene)
- (anatomy, biology) an organ
- an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
- a body (e.g. an advisory body)
Derived terms
- kjønnsorgan
See also
- orgel (musical instrument)
References
- “organ” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon), via Latin organum
Noun
organ n (definite singular organet, indefinite plural organ, definite plural organa)
- (anatomy, biology) an organ
- an organ (publication which represents an organisation)
- a body (e.g. an advisory body)
Derived terms
- kjønnsorgan
See also
- orgel (musical instrument)
References
- “organ” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??r.?an/
Noun
organ m inan
- organ, part of an organism
- (by extension) unit of government dedicated to a specific function
- (politics) organ, official publication of a political organization
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ??????? (órganos), from Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon), partly through the intermediate of Slavic *or?gan?. Some senses also based on French orgue (cf. org?), Italian organum, Italian organo.
Noun
organ n (plural organe)
- organ (part of organism)
- (archaic) organ (musical instrument)
Declension
Synonyms
- (musical instrument): org?
See also
- m?dular
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?a?n/
- Hyphenation: or?gan
Noun
òrg?n m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- organ (part of an organism)
Declension
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
organ n
- (anatomy) an organ (a part of the body)
- (dated) a voice (of a singer or actor)
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- She combined with excellent theatrical looks a high degree of intelligence, an extraordinary voice and a splendid mastery of declamation
- Hon förenade med ett utmärkt teateryttre en hög grad af intelligens, en ypperlig organ och en förträfflig deklamationskonst
- an organ; a newspaper (of an organization, i.e. its voice)
Declension
Related terms
Anagrams
- argon
organ From the web:
- what organs are on your left side
- what organs are on your right side
- what organ produces insulin
- what organisms perform cellular respiration
- what organs are in the respiratory system
- what organs are in the digestive system
- what organs are in the circulatory system
- what organ is on the left side
vitals
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?va?t?lz/
Noun
vitals pl (plural only)
- (plural only) Those organs of the body that are essential for life.
- (plural only, figuratively) Those parts of a system without which it cannot function.
- (medicine, plural only) Vital signs.
Quotations
- 1827 Ann Hasseltine Judson - An account of the American Baptist mission to the Burman empire
- they were ripped open from the lowest to the highest extremity of the stomach, and their vitals and part of their bowels were hanging out
- 2003 David R Woodward - Trial by Friendship: Anglo-American Relations, 1917-1918
- This final victory can only be had by reaching the vitals of Germany and by destroying her armed forces.
- 1991 Suzy Szasz - Living With It: Why You Don't Have to Be Healthy to Be Happy
- At least once an hour a nurse came into the room, either to check on me or my roommate, or to take vitals
Derived terms
- stap my vitals
Anagrams
- vistal
Catalan
Adjective
vitals
- plural of vital
vitals From the web:
- what vitals are taken
- what vitals mean
- what vitals do cnas take
- when should vitals be taken
- what are the 5 vitals
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