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organs

/ˈɔː.ɡənz//ˈɔɹ.ɡənz/

organs is the plural of organ.

organs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of organ.

Meaning of organ

Noun

organ (plural organs)

  1. The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
    • bodily organs
  2. (broadly) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
  3. (obsolete) A device, apparatus.
    • This Organ is called a Thermometer, or Thermoscope, because the degrees of Heat and Cold are measured and marked by it.1656, Thomas Hobbes, Elements of Philosophy
  4. A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
    • He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
  5. An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
  6. A government organization; agency; authority.

See all 11 meanings of organ

Proper noun capitalized: Organs

Organs

  1. (plural) plural of Organ

Phrases with organs

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Questions about organs

What is organs the plural of?
Organs is the plural of organ.
What part of speech is organs?
Organs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce organs?
Organs is pronounced /ˈɔː.ɡənz/ (UK).

Words near organs in the dictionary

  1. organoytterbium
  2. organoyttrium
  3. organozinc
  4. organozirconium
  5. organplaying
  6. organs
  7. organs of Berlese
  8. organs of Chievitz
  9. organs of Corti
  10. organs of elimination
  11. organs of generation

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