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Calliope definition

Cal·lio·pe (kə lī′ə pē′; for n., often kal′ē ōp′)

noun

  1. Gr. Myth. the Muse of eloquence and epic poetry
  2. ☆ a keyboard instrument like an organ, having a series of steam whistles

Etymology: L < Gr Kalliopē, the beautiful-voiced < kallos, beauty + ops, voice

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