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organ

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From Medieval Greek ὄργανος (órganos), from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon), partly through the intermediate of Old Church Slavonic оръганъ (orŭganŭ). Some senses also based on French orgue (cf. orgă), Latin organum, Italian organo.

noun organe · organ · organul · organele

neuter organ (part of organism)
archaic, neuter organ (musical instrument)
Similar: orgă

In English

organ part of an organism

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@misc{organ_2026,
  title = {organ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/organ},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}