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helicon
1[ hel-i-kon, -kuhn ]
noun
- a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
Helicon
2[ hel-i-kon, -kuhn ]
noun
- a mountain in S central Greece. 5,738 feet (1,749 meters): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses.
helicon
1/ ˈhɛlɪkən /
noun
- a bass tuba made to coil over the shoulder of a band musician
Helicon
2/ ˈhɛlɪkən /
noun
- 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 nameElikón
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of helicon1
C19: probably from Helicon , associated with Greek helix spiral
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Example Sentences
The poet "as those wreathes up go" sees Helicon's fresh founts flowing clearer and purer.
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Then, cleansing the fountain of Helicon from slime and rushes, he restored to the waters their first chastity and sweetness.
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Parnassus and Helicon were hills consecrated to the Muses, and the supposed place of their abode.
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Parnassus was forked on the top; and from Helicon ran a stream, the spring of which was called the Muses' well.
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The present Edition is improved by a copy in England's Helicon, edit.
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