calliope

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈlaɪə.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.

Etymology

From Calliope, from Latin Calliopē, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), Muse of eloquence and epic poetry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˈlio̯.pe/, [käl̪ˈl̪io̯pe]
• Stress: callìope
• Hyphenation: cal‧lio‧pe

Noun

calliope f (plural calliopi)

1. The bird Calliope calliope: Siberian rubythroat
2. calliope (musical instrument)

Further reading

• Calliope calliope on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Calliope calliope on the Italian Wikispecies.Wikispecies ^it