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calliope

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈlaɪ.ə.pi/
  • /kəˈliː.ə.pi/
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  • /kəˈlaɪə.pi/
  • /ˈkælioʊp/
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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L AY1 AH0 P IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Muse of eloquence and epic or heroic poetry; the mother of Orpheus with Apollo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

22 Kalliope, a main belt asteroid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

A female given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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6

noun

Meaning 6

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: steam organ

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical instrument, instrument

7

noun

Meaning 7

(Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Muse

History

Etymology

From Latin Calliope, from Ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē), from κᾰλλῐ- (kăllĭ-, “beautiful”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”).

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

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: كاليوبي (kalyawbi) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Armenian: Կալլիոպե (Kalliope) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Azerbaijani: Kalliopa — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Basque: Kaliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Belarusian: Каліё́па (Kalijópa) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Bulgarian: Калиопа (Kaliopa) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Catalan: Cal·líope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡利俄佩 (Kǎlì'épèi) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Czech: Kalliopé — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Danish: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Dutch: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Esperanto: Kaliopo — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Estonian: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Finnish: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • French: Calliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Georgian: კალიოპე (ḳalioṗe) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • German: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Greek: Καλλιόπη (Kalliópi) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Ancient Greek: Καλλιόπη (Kalliópē) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Greenlandic: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Hebrew: קאליופה — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Hungarian: Kalliopé — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Icelandic: Kallíópa — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Indonesian: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Inuktitut: ᑲᓪᓕᐅᐱ (kalliopi) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Italian: Calliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Japanese: カリオペー (Kariopē) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Korean: 칼리오페 (Kalliope) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Latin: Calliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Ligurian: Calliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Lithuanian: Kaliopė — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Low German: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Luxembourgish: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Macedonian: Калиопа (Kaliopa) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Polish: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Portuguese: Calíope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Romanian: Calliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Russian: Каллио́па (Kalliópa) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Serbo-Croatian: Калио̀па — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kaliòpa — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Slovak: Kalliopé — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Slovak: Kalliopa — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Spanish: Calíope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Swedish: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Turkish: Kalliope — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Ukrainian: Калліо́па (Kalliópa) — the Muse of eloquence and epic
  • Dutch: draaiorgel — musical organ
  • Dutch: pirement — musical organ
  • German: Dampforgel — musical organ
  • German: Kalliope — musical organ
  • Polish: Kaliope — musical organ
  • Spanish: calíope — musical organ
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