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   Or·gan

   /ˈôrɡ(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans: "the internal organs" Similar part of the bodybody partbiological structure
   • ▪ (used euphemistically) 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 tuned pipes sounded by compressed air, and played using one or more keyboards to produce a wide range of musical effects. 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 central organs of administration and business"
   • ▪ a medium of communication, especially a newspaper or periodical that serves a particular organization, political party, etc.: "an article in the official organ of the Salvation Army" 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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