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A sea nymph who entertained Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
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The eighth moon of Saturn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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53 Kalypso, a main belt asteroid; not to be confused with the Saturnian moon mentioned above.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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Alternative letter-case form of calypso.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
A style of Afro-Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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A song in this style of music.
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noun
A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A light blue color.
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verb
To perform calypso.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sea nymph
noun
rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa
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Broader terms: orchid, orchidaceous plant
History
From Ancient Greek Κᾰλῠψώ (Kălŭpsṓ).
Originally Trinidad English, an alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; Allsopp 1996 suggests Ibibio ka iso (“come on”), used to urge dancers on. The spelling reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name Calypso.
From Latin, itself from Ancient Greek Καλυψώ (Kalupsṓ, “name of a sea nymph”)
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
