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See calliope

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /kəˈlaɪə.pi/,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-Calliope.ogg


Proper noun

  1. In the Context of The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus with Apollo.


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it:Calliope sr:Calliope

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Calliope \Cal*li"o*pe\ (k[a^]l*l[imac]"[-o]*p[-e]), n. [L.
Calliope, Gr. Kallio`ph, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref.
kalli- (from kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`ps, 'opo`s, voice.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and
heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine
Muses.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. See Solar.
[1913 Webster]

3. A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by
keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes
attached to steamboat boilers.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Zool.) A beautiful species of humming bird ({Stellula
Calliope}) of California and adjacent regions.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet Calliope
n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
2: a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles played from a keyboard [syn: steam organ]
Moby Dictionary
Hammond organ , Mark , baroque organ , bazooka , calliophone ,
choralcelo , electric organ , electro-pneumatic organ , harmonium ,
hedgehog , hydraulic organ , launch pad , launching pad ,
launching platform , launching tube , melodeon , melodica , mousetrap ,
orchestrelle , organ , organophone , pipe organ , projector ,
reed organ , seraphine , silo , steam organ , symphonion ,
tracker-action organ , tubular-pneumatic organ , vocalion


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