Difference between revisions of "Calliope"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_96948" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_96948" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' (n.) The [[Muse]] that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) The [[Muse]] that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of [[California]] and adjacent regions. </p> <p> '''(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. </p> <p> '''(4):''' (n.) One of the asteroids. See Solar. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29515" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_29515" /> == | ||
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Webster's Dictionary [1]
(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.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Calliope'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/calliope.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
