CALLIOPE


Meaning of CALLIOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kə-ˈlī-ə-(ˌ)pē, in sense 2 also ]

ˈka-lē-ˌōp noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kalliopē

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.