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- calliope (n.)



[calliope 词源字典] - 1858, "steam-whistle keyboard organ," named for Calliope, ninth and chief muse, presiding over eloquence and epic poetry, Latinized from Greek Kalliope, literally "beautiful-voiced," from kalli-, combining form of kallos "beauty" (see Callisto) + opos (genitive of *ops) "voice," related to Latin vox (see voice (n.)).[calliope etymology, calliope origin, 英语词源]