calliope

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kəˈlaɪə.pi/
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/kəˈlaɪə.pi/ · /ˈkælioʊp/ · /kəˈlaɪ.ə.pi/ · /kəˈliː.ə.pi/

Definition of calliope

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
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noun

  1. A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.

name

  1. (Greek)The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.
  2. 22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name.
  4. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

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

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6-letter words

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5-letter words

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4-letter words

50 words

3-letter words

39 words

2-letter words

14 words

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