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Feb. 12, 2017
calliopean\kuh-lahy-uh-PEE-uh n\adjective
1. piercingly loud; resembling a calliope in sound: a calliopean voice.
QuotesPresently we heard the engines give a calliopean wheeze, and the
boat started to move.
-- W. Stanley Moss, Ill Met By Moonlight, 1950
Origin of calliopeanCalliopean entered English in the mid-1800s. In
Greek KalliópÄ means âthe beautiful voicedâ and is the name of
the Muse of eloquence, epic poetry, or even of all poetry. Joshua C.
Stoddard patented his raucous âSteam Calliope,â a musical
instrument that uses compressed steam to produce sound, in the U.S. in
1855, which sealed the fate of the Muse.More From Dictionary.comSubmit
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