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noun, masculine

organe

/ɔʁ.ɡan/

noun, masculine/ɔʁ.ɡan/plural: organes

organ (any part of the body); organ (official publication); subsystem (of mechanical parts); body (of an organization), organ; voice

Borrowed from Latin organum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “organ, instrument, tool”). Doublet of orgue, an older borrowing.