organ

organ
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W3 [ˈo:gən US ˈo:r-] n
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1¦(body part)¦
2¦(musical instrument)¦
3¦(organization)¦
4¦(newspaper/magazine)¦
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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: organe, from Latin, from Greek organon 'tool, instrument']
1.) ¦(BODY PART)¦
a) a part of the body, such as the heart or lungs, that has a particular purpose
▪ the liver, heart, and other internal organs
▪ loss of blood flow to his vital organs
▪ Extra doses of the hormone caused the animals' reproductive organs to develop sooner than usual.
▪ In Arizona, 480 people are waiting for organ transplants .
▪ dying people who have agreed to be organ donors
b) a ↑penis - used because you want to avoid saying this directly
2.) ¦(MUSICAL INSTRUMENT)¦
a) also pipe organ
a large musical instrument used especially in churches, with ↑keys like a piano and large pipes that air passes through to produce the sound
b) an electronic musical instrument that produces music similar to a pipe organ, but that does not have pipes
▪ an electronic organ
3.) ¦(ORGANIZATION)¦
formal an organization that is part of, or works for, a larger organization or group
organ of
▪ The courts are organs of government.
▪ the decision-making organs
4.) ¦(NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE)¦
formal a newspaper or magazine which gives information, news etc for an organization or group
organ of
▪ the official organ of the Communist Party
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
internal organs
vital organs (=most important organs for life, for example the heart and brain)
sexual/reproductive/sex organs
organ transplant (=an operation to put an organ from one person's body into another's)
organ donor (=someone who gives an organ for an organ transplant)
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Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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