reed organ
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8.1
- noun
- /rid ˈɔrɡən/
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- During the Victorian era, the reed organ became a staple instrument in family homes for entertainment.
Examples
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A skilled technician restored the broken bellows of the reed organ to make it playable again.
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She learned to play hymns on her grandmother's antique reed organ.
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The old church still has a functioning reed organ that is used during special ceremonies.
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The reed organ filled the church with beautiful music.
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She plays the reed organ at the local community center.
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The reed organ produces sound by forcing air through metal reeds, creating a rich musical tone.
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In many rural churches, you can often find a reed organ accompanying the choir during services.
Synonyms
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5.3
A large keyboard instrument that makes sound using air or electricity
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8.0
A small keyboard instrument that you play by pumping air through metal reeds
A keyboard instrument that makes sound when air is pulled through thin metal strips, making a warm vibrating sound
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derivable from 'reed' (a vibrating strip that produces sound) + 'organ' (a keyed instrument): a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is an organ that produces sound using reeds. This noun-noun compositional pattern for instrument types is common and cross-linguistically regular, so the MWE is easily understood from its parts.
Etymology
The noun reed organ gets its name from the thin metal reeds inside the organ that shake when air is pushed through them by a small pump. So today reed organ means 'a keyboard instrument that makes sound with metal reeds and an air pump'.