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1. a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans:

(人･動植物の)器官, 組織; 臓器

e.g. the internal organs.

(used euphemistically) the penis:

｟遠回しに･おどけて｠ 陰茎

e.g. the male organ.

archaic a region of the brain formerly held to be the seat of a particular faculty.

2. (also pipe organ) a large musical instrument having rows of tuned pipes sounded by compressed air, and played using one or more keyboards to produce a wide range of musical effects. The pipes are generally arranged in ranks of a particular type, each controlled by a stop, and often into larger sets linked to separate keyboards.

オルガン〘パイプオルガン･手回しオルガンなど〙

an electronic keyboard instrument that produces sounds similar to those of a pipe organ. See also reed organ.

3. a department or organization that performs a specified function:

｟かたく｠ (政府などの)機関, 組織

e.g. the central organs of administration and business.

a medium of communication, especially a newspaper or periodical that serves a particular organization, political party, etc.:

｟かたく｠ 機関紙［誌］.

e.g. an article in the official organ of the Salvation Army.

late Old English, via Latin from Greek organon ‘tool, instrument, sense organ’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French organe.