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Calliope

cal·liope

UK/kəˈlaɪ.ə.pi/ US/kəˈliː.ə.pi/ uncommon

noun

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a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

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

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