ORGAN

Organ

In music, the organ is a keyboard instrument of one or more divisions, each played with its own keyboard, played either with the hands or with the feet. The organ is a relatively old musical instrument in the Western musical tradition, dating from the time of Ctesibius of Alexandria who is credited with inventing the hydraulis. By around the 8th century, it had overcome early associations with gladiatorial combat and gradually assumed a prominent place in the liturgy of the Catholic Church. Subsequently it re-emerged as a secular and recital instrument.

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organ

Noun

  1. A largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
  2. A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
  3. A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed, or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
  4. An official magazine, newsletter, or similar publication of an organization.
  5. A species of cactus ().
  6. The penis.

Verb

  1. To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.


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