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electronic organ

British

noun

music an electrophonic instrument played by means of a keyboard, in which sounds are produced and amplified by any of various electronic or electrical means See also synthesizer

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The 5,000-member congregation’s former electronic organ proved problematic any time its parts would wear out.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2015

When a stroller stopped, an electronic organ chord rose up, encouraging the person to move on.

From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2011

I remember talking to Stevie Wonder in his dressing room while he bashed out a tune on his electronic organ.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2011

A finishing touch was to bring Webb's Gulbransen electronic organ into the studio to create the sound effect of a telephone signal travelling along a telegraph wire.

From The Guardian • Sep. 30, 2010

A one-of-a-kind creation built by the Rodgers Organ Co. of Hillsboro, Ore., the new instrument is the most up-to-date and expensive electronic organ in the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

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