calliope
calliope · calliopes
Dampforgel, Kalliope
A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboardA musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
/kəˈlaɪə.pi/
Meaning
1 sensesA musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
Dampforgel, Kalliope
a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
musical organ:
Origin
From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē, “Calliope, the muse of poetry”), from καλός (kalós,From Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē, “Calliope, the muse of poetry”), from καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).
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Forms
plural: calliopesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard:steam organ
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedcalliopist