Calliope Definition

kə-līə-pē, kălē-ōp
noun
A keyboard instrument like an organ, having a series of steam whistles.
Webster's New World
The Muse of eloquence and epic poetry.
Webster's New World
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pronoun

(Greek mythology) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

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Other Word Forms of Calliope

Noun

Singular:
calliope
Plural:
calliopes

Origin of Calliope

  • Latin Calliopē from Greek Kalliopē kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) ops op- voice wekw- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliopē, “Calliope, the muse of poetry”), from καλός (kalos, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (ops, “voice”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Calliope

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Calliope Sentence Examples

  • The British warship "Calliope" (Captain Pearson) was in the harbour, but succeeded in getting up steam and, standing out to sea, escaped destruction.

  • Every vessel in the harbor or shore except the English man-of-war Calliope, which got to sea.

  • According to the best-known tradition, Orpheus was the son of Oeagrus, king of Thrace, and the muse Calliope.

  • Ansible 160 ½, " Fort Mudge Steam Calliope Company " -- an old fannish jape of Lee Hoffman's, referring to Pogo.

  • His ' Calliope ' is specifically geared to the problems of early music, including lute tablature.

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Words Starting With

CCACAL

Words Ending With

EPEOPE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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