ORGAN

• (noun) (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ

  synonyms : electric organ , electronic organ , hammond organ

• (noun) a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

  synonyms : harmonium , reed organ

• (noun) 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 : pipe organ

• (noun) a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

• (noun) a periodical that is published by a special interest group

  "the organ of the communist party"

• (noun) a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function

  "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"

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