helicon

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'helicon', 'Helicon': /ˈhɛlɪkən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'helicon', 'Helicon': (hel′i kon′, -kən)

hel•i•con (hel′i kon′, -kən),USA pronunciation n.

Music and Dancea coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used esp. in military bands. Cf. sousaphone.

Hel•i•con (hel′i kon′, -kən),USA pronunciation n.

Place Namesa mountain in S central Greece. 5738 ft. (1749 m): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses.

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helicon /ˈhɛlɪkən/ n

Etymology: 19th Century: probably from Helicon, associated with Greek helix spiral

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Helicon /ˈhɛlɪkən/ n

a mountain in Greece, in Boeotia: location of the springs of Hippocrene and Aganippe, believed by the Ancient Greeks to be the source of poetic inspiration and the home of the Muses. Height: 1749 m (5738 ft)Modern Greek name: Elikón

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