calliope

See also Calliope

English

WOTD - 12 July 2007    

Wikipedia

A calliope mounted in a wagon

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kəˈlaɪə.pi/, SAMPA: /k@"laI@.pI/

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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.

See also

• Calliope

Translations

musical organ

German: Dampforgel (de) f. Polish: Kaliope f.

Spanish: calíope

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Italian

Noun

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calliope f. (plural calliopi)

1. Siberian rubythroat (Luscinia caliope)