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Calliope
Calliope definition
Cal·lio·pe (kə lī′ə pē′; for n., often kal′ē ōp′)
noun
- Gr. Myth. the Muse of eloquence and epic poetry
- ☆ 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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