n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' l ī - ə -( ˌ )p ē , in sense 2 also ' ka-l ē - ˌ ō p
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kalliop ē
Date: 14th century
1 capitalized : the Greek Muse of heroic poetry
2 : a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ and consisting of a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air