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Clio

/ˈklaɪ.oʊ/

Clio proper noun: the goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. Also the ellipsis of Renault Clio.

Proper noun

Clio

  1. (Greek) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
  2. 84 Klio, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  4. A city in Alabama.
    • In 1891, he settled in tiny Clio, Alabama, a hamlet of 13 families founded after the Civil War without the antebellum pretensions of nearby Eufala.2010, Donald J. Green, Third-Party Matters: Politics, Presidents, and Third Parties in American History, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 63
  5. A city in Iowa.
  6. A city in Michigan.
  7. A town in South Carolina.
  8. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.

Noun

Clio (plural Clios)

  1. A statuette holding a globe given at the Clio Awards, an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design, and communication.
    • [Al] Horvat landed the role of a ballplayer, wielding a huge baseball glove and mugging for the camera. “Three or four months later,” Horvat says, “the director calls me and says, ‘Al, you won a Clio.’ ‘Yeah?’ I say. ‘What’s a Clio?’ I have actors come in here all the time. They would die for that...1991 December 1, Rochelle Levy, “The Tube”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2025
    • In all there were 67 winners for 57 commercials in 53 categories, in both the product and production areas. Not only do agencies enter their commercials to be judged for creative excellence but so do companies involved in the various facets of production. So two outfits entering the same work can...1981 June 15, Philip H. Dougherty, “Advertising; TV Spots Recognized With Clios”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May...
  2. A car of the Renault Clio model manufactured by Renault.
    • Fred loved to take his Clio for a spin.
    • The world record is held by Terry Grant, who reverse-swerved his Renault into a slot only 32cm longer than the overall length of his car. Impressive stuff and it made me wonder what he could have pulled off with the Renaultsport 200 Cup – which, in case you hadn't spotted, is actually a Clio – with...2010 January 10, Martin Love, “Where the wild thing is”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2025

Also used as

Clio is also the ellipsis of Renault Clio.

Examples of Clio in a sentence

  • “Three or four months later,” Horvat says, “the director calls me and says, ‘Al, you won a Clio.’ ‘Yeah?’ I say. ‘What’s a Clio?’ I have actors come in here all the time.1991 December 1, Rochelle Levy, “The Tube”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC...
  • So two outfits entering the same work can each take a Clio, as was the case with Federal Express. […] McCann-Erickson won both its Clios with one of its biggest clients, Coca-Cola.1981 June 15, Philip H. Dougherty, “Advertising; TV Spots Recognized With Clios”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times...
  • Impressive stuff and it made me wonder what he could have pulled off with the Renaultsport 200 Cup – which, in case you hadn't spotted, is actually a Clio – with too few X chromosomes.2010 January 10, Martin Love, “Where the wild thing is”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...

Forms of Clio

pluralClios

Origin of Clio

From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess.

Words formed from Clio

Words that rhyme with Clio

Questions about Clio

What does Clio mean?
Clio means the goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
How do you use Clio in a sentence?
“Three or four months later,” Horvat says, “the director calls me and says, ‘Al, you won a Clio.’ ‘Yeah?’ I say. ‘What’s a Clio?’ I have actors come in here all the time.
What part of speech is Clio?
Clio can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Clio?
Clio is pronounced /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/.

Words near Clio in the dictionary

  1. Clintons
  2. Clintonworld
  3. clints
  4. Clintwood
  5. Clinworth
  6. Clio
  7. cliodynamic
  8. cliodynamics
  9. cliometric
  10. cliometrically
  11. cliometrician

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