Meaning of CALLIOPE
| Pronunciation: | | ku'lIupee, ku'lIupee
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- [n] a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
- [n] (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
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CALLIOPE is a 8 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | steam organ |
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| | See Also: | | instrument, Muse, musical instrument, steam whistle | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. See {Solar}.
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.
4. (Zo["o]l.) A beautiful species of humming bird ({Stellula
Calliope}) of California and adjacent regions.
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| | Related Terms: | | baroque organ, bazooka, calliophone, choralcelo, electric organ, electro-pneumatic organ, Hammond organ, harmonium, hedgehog, hydraulic organ, launch pad, launching pad, launching platform, launching tube, Mark, 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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