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Ca·lyp·so

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–noun

1.	Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.

2.	(lowercase) Also called fairy-slipper. a terrestrial orchid, Calypso bulbosa, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a single variegated purple, yellow, and white flower.

3.	(lowercase) a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics.

–verb (used without object)

4.	(lowercase) to sing or dance to calypso.

[Origin: the name of the musical style is of obscure orig. and perh. only copies the sp. of Calypso the sea nymph

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ca·lyp·so·ni·an

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n, kal-ip-] Pronunciation Key, noun, adjective

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ca·lyp·so Audio Help (kə-lĭp'sō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. ca·lyp·sos
A terrestrial orchid (Calypso bulbosa) native to northern temperate regions, having a rose-pink flower with an inflated pouchlike lip usually marked with white, purple, and yellow.

[Probably Latin Calypsō, Calypso; see Calypso¹.]

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Ca·lyp·so¹ Audio Help (kə-lĭp'sō) Pronunciation Key
n.

Greek Mythology A sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
The satellite of Saturn that is eighth in distance from the planet.

[Latin Calypsō, from Greek Kalupsō, from kaluptein, to conceal; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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Ca·lyp·so² or ca·lyp·so Audio Help (kə-lĭp'sō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. Ca·lyp·sos or ca·lyp·sos also Ca·lyp·soes or ca·lyp·soes
A type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects.

[Origin unknown.]

Ca·lyp·so'ni·an (kə-lĭp-sō'nē-ən, kāl'ĭp-) n.

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Calypso

sea nymph in the "Odyssey," lit. "hidden, hider" (originally a death goddess) from Gk. kalyptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal, save," root of Eng. Hell (see cell). The W. Indian type of song is so called from 1934, of unknown origin or connection to the nymph.

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calypso
noun
1.	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
2.	(Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years

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calypso [kəˈlipsəu] noun — plural caˈlypsos

a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along

Arabic:	أُغْنِيَه تَلْقائِيّهَ عَن حَدَثٍ مُعاصِر
Chinese (Simplified):	卡里普索（西印度群岛的民歌，即兴小调）
Chinese (Traditional):	卡裡普索(西印度群島的民歌，即興小調)
Czech:	karibská píseň
Danish:	calypso
Dutch:	calypso
Estonian:	kalüpso
Finnish:	calypso
French:	calypso
German:	der Kalypso
Greek:	λαϊκό τραγούδι των Δυτικών Ινδιών
Hungarian:	kalipszó
Icelandic:	kalypsó
Indonesian:	kalipso
Italian:	calipso

Japanese:	カリプソ
Latvian:	kalipso
Lithuanian:	kalipsas
Norwegian:	kalypso
Polish:	calypso
Portuguese (Brazil):	calipso
Portuguese (Portugal):	calipso
Romanian:	calipso
Russian:	калипсо
Slovak:	kalypso
Slovenian:	kalipso
Spanish:	calipso
Swedish:	calypso
Turkish:	kalipso

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Calypso, NC (town, FIPS 9760) Location: 35.15459 N, 78.10501 W
Population (1990): 481 (195 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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