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Calliope

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(1):

(n.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.

(2):

(n.) A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions.

(3):

(n.) A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.

(4):

(n.) One of the asteroids. See Solar.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Calliope'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/calliope.html. 1828.
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