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Hammond organ

Hammond organ noun: a type of electronic organ with a highly distinctive sound.

hammond organ: a type of electronic organ with a highly distinctive sound
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Noun

Hammond organ (plural Hammond organs)

  1. A type of electronic organ with a highly distinctive sound.
    • Georgie Fame plays all types of keyboards including electric piano, organ, and Hammond organ.

Forms of Hammond organ

pluralHammond organs

Origin of Hammond organ

From the name of the inventor, Laurens Hammond.

Questions about Hammond organ

What does Hammond organ mean?
Hammond organ means a type of electronic organ with a highly distinctive sound.
What part of speech is Hammond organ?
Hammond organ is a noun.
What is the plural of Hammond organ?
The plural of Hammond organ is Hammond organs.

Words near Hammond organ in the dictionary

  1. hammocks
  2. hammocky
  3. Hammon
  4. Hammond
  5. Hammond Island
  6. Hammond organ
  7. Hammond organs
  8. Hammond Street
  9. Hammonds
  10. Hammondses
  11. Hammondville

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