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pipe organ

American  

noun

  1. organ.


pipe organ British  

noun

  1. another name for organ Compare reed organ

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pipe organ

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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On “Age of Capricorn” a buzzing voice seems to be reciting some kind of code, with strings of letters ringing out over pulsing synths and a blooming bassline redolent of a pipe organ.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

Bach’s music has a circular spell quality and the pipe organ, resounding with reverb in gargantuan cathedrals, was the original synthesizer.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

Six RAF pallbearers carried Brown’s flag-draped coffin on their shoulders as Edward Elgar’s “Nimrod” was played on the pipe organ during the procession.

From Washington Times May 25, 2023

It did have an elevator, electrical system and pipe organ, plus an in-house orchestra that accompanied silent movies.

From Seattle Times Mar. 21, 2023

As a small boy in Tilsit, I once found my way inside the pipe organ of a local church.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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