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organ
has definitions from the fields of music,zoology,writing,government
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[ noun ] (zoology) a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Used in print (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)A colossal campaign opened to sell more sexual organs of plants and Mrs._Joseph_Shadow_of_Greatness_Douglas was quoted as saying : `` I would no_more sit_down without flowers on my table than without serviettes '' . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)For_one_thing , the organs of speech of the Ozagen natives differed somewhat from Earthmen 's ; the sounds made by these organs were , therefore , dissimilar . For_one_thing , the organs of speech of the Ozagen natives differed somewhat from Earthmen 's ; the sounds made by these organs were , therefore , dissimilar . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)Like almost everybody else , he confused the heart , both as organ and as symbol , with the disturbed psyche , the deranged glands , and the jumpy central_nervous_system . |
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[ noun ] (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
Synonyms Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Mary_Dobbs_Tuttle was back at the organ . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government) a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
Examples "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department" Used in print (Harold Rosenberg, "The Trial and Eichmann"...)The infamous Wansee_Conference called by Heydrich in January 1942 , to organize the material and technical means to put_to_death the eleven million Jews spread throughout the nations of Europe , was attended by representatives of major organs of the German state , including the Reich_Minister_of_the_Interior , the State_Secretary in_charge of the Four_Year_Plan , the Reich_Minister_of_Justice , the Under_Secretary_of_Foreign_Affairs . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (writing) a periodical that is published by a special interest group
Examples "the organ of the communist party" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (music) 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
Synonyms Related terms wind_instrument keyboard piano_keyboard stop pedal organ_pipe |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12167
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[ noun ] (music) a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
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