organ

  • 31orgán — a m (ȃ) 1. del telesa z določeno funkcijo: prsni koš varuje organe v prsni votlini; delovanje organov / medsebojna odvisnost živalskih organov / govorilni organi; slušni organ uho; organ za vid oko ∙ knjiž., redko nima organa za razumevanje… …

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  • 32organ — n. 1 a a usu. large musical instrument having pipes supplied with air from bellows, sounded by keys, and distributed into sets or stops which form partial organs, each with a separate keyboard (choir organ; pedal organ). b a smaller instrument… …

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  • 33Organ —    The most important traditional instrument in Christian music, also known in some kinds of non Orthodox Jewish music, and the Hindu bhajan, the term refers to a family of keyboard instruments derivative of the pipe organ. Members of one branch… …

    Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • 34organ — or|gan W3 [ˈo:gən US ˈo:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body part)¦ 2¦(musical instrument)¦ 3¦(organization)¦ 4¦(newspaper/magazine)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: organe, from Latin, from Greek organon tool, instrument ] …

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  • 35Organ — Exekutive; (wirkende) Kraft; Körperteil * * * Or|gan [ɔr ga:n], das; s, e: 1. jeweils ein in sich geschlossenes selbstständiges System darstellender Teil des menschlichen und tierischen Körpers, der eine bestimmte Aufgabe erfüllt: die inneren… …

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  • 36organ — Synonyms and related words: Charlie McCarthy, Hammond organ, affiliate, agency, agent, ancilla, annual, appendage, appliance, arm, baroque organ, bimonthly, biweekly, bough, branch, branch office, calliope, calliophone, channel, chapter,… …

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  • 37organ — /ˈɔgən / (say awguhn) noun 1. a musical instrument (pipe organ) consisting of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of keys arranged in one or more keyboards; in its full modern development, the largest and …

  • 38organ — [[t]ɔ͟ː(r)gən[/t]] organs 1) N COUNT An organ is a part of your body that has a particular purpose or function, for example your heart or lungs. → See also sense organ ...damage to the muscles and internal organs. ...the reproductive organs.… …

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  • 39organ */*/ — UK [ˈɔː(r)ɡən] / US [ˈɔrɡən] noun [countable] Word forms organ : singular organ plural organs 1) a) biology a part of your body that does a specific job, such as your heart or brain. Your vital organs are the organs that you cannot live without… …

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  • 40organ — or•gan [[t]ˈɔr gən[/t]] n. 1) mad a) Also called pipe organ a musical instrument having one or more sets of pipes actuated by keyboard and sounded by compressed air. b) a similar musical instrument having the tones produced electronically: an… …

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