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calliope
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CALLIOPE
n.Calliopy. In Pagan mythology, the muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CALLIOPE
Cal *li "o *pe, n. Etym: [L. Calliope, Gr. kalli- (from kallos beautiful ) +
1. (Class. Myth. )
Defn: The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: One of the astreids. See Solar.
3. A musical instrument consisting of 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.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A beautuful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope ) of California and adjacent regions.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Calliope
Cal li o pe |kəˈlīəpē kəˈlaɪəpi |Greek & Roman Mythology the Muse of epic poetry. ORIGIN from Greek Kalliopē, literally ‘having a beautiful voice. ’
calliope
cal li o pe |kəˈlīəpē kəˈlaɪəpi | ▶noun chiefly historical a keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles, used chiefly on showboats and in traveling fairs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the Greek name Kalliopē (see Calliope ).
Oxford Dictionary
Calliope
Calliope |kəˈlʌɪəpi |Greek & Roman Mythology the Muse of epic poetry. ORIGIN from Greek Kalliopē, literally ‘having a beautiful voice ’.
calliope
calliope |kəˈlʌɪəpi | ▶noun an American keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles, formerly used on showboats and in travelling fairs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the Greek name Kalliopē (see Calliope ).
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