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Webster 1913 Edition
Calliope
Cal-li′o-pe
(kăl-lī′ō̍-pē̍)
, Noun.
[L.
Calliope
, Gr. Καλλιόπη
, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref. καλλι-
(from καλόσ
beautiful) + ὄψ
, ὀπός
, voice.] 1.
(Class. Myth.)
The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
3.
A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
4.
(Zool.)
A beautiful species of humming bird (
Stellula Calliope
) of California and adjacent regions. Webster 1828 Edition
Calliope
CALLIOPE
,Noun.