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organ

/ˈɔːɡən/AWR-guhn
/ˈɔɹɡən/AWR-guhn

Meaninga tool

Common meaning: a body part

Other meanings: a pipe instrument

Journey through time

  1. Greekὄργανον‘implement, means of working’
  2. Latinorgana
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsimplement, means of working → a body partorgan‘a body part’ · today

organ also in: organismorganize

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ὄργανον ‘implement, means of working’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry ὄργανον, p. 482 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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