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

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