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calliope

/kəˈlaɪə.pi/

calliope noun: a musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.

calliope: a musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with...
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Noun

calliope (plural calliopes)

  1. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.

Proper noun capitalized: Calliope

IPA/kəˈlaɪ.ə.pi/

Calliope

  1. (Greek) The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.
  2. 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

calliope meaning in Tamil

calliope in Tamil

காப்பியக் கலைத்தெய்வம்

Synonyms of calliope

Forms of calliope

pluralcalliopes

Origin of calliope

From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē, “Calliope, the muse of poetry”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).

From Latin Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), from κᾰλλῐ- (kăllĭ-, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).

Words formed from calliope

Questions about calliope

What does calliope mean?
Calliope means a musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
What is calliope in Tamil?
Calliope in Tamil is காப்பியக் கலைத்தெய்வம். See Calliope meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is calliope?
Calliope can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce calliope?
Calliope is pronounced /kəˈlaɪə.pi/.
What is the plural of calliope?
The plural of calliope is calliopes.

Words near calliope in the dictionary

  1. Callinus
  2. callionymid
  3. callionymids
  4. callionymoid
  5. callionymoids
  6. calliope
  7. Calliopean
  8. calliopes
  9. calliophone
  10. calliophones
  11. Calliopian

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