о́рган — meaning in English

English meaning

• agency noun A business or organization that provides a particular service, often acting on behalf of others.
• body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
• organ noun A part of the body, such as the heart or liver, that performs a specific function.

Senses

о́рган is used for these senses in English:

• agency A department or other administrative unit of a government; also, the office or headquarters of, or the district administered by, such unit of government.
• body An organisation, company or other authoritative group. [from 17th c.]
• organ (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
• organ (musical instruments) 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.
• pipe organ (musical instrument) The largest of all musical instruments, played from an organ console. The organ produces its sound by sending air through organ pipes- either reed pipes or flue pipes, which are seated on wind chests. The valves controlling each pipe may be actuated electronically or using long wooden poles called trackers.

agency — full definition

1. noun A business or organization that provides a particular service, often acting on behalf of others.
2. noun A person's capacity to act independently and make their own choices.
3. noun A department or branch of government responsible for a specific area.

body — full definition

1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

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