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Calypso
[ kuh-lip-soh ]
noun
- Also Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
- (lowercase) Also called ڲ·-· [fair, -ee-slip-er]. a terrestrial orchid, Calypso bulbosa, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a single variegated purple, yellow, and white flower.
- (lowercase) a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics.
verb (used without object)
- (lowercase) to sing or dance to calypso.
Calypso
1/ əˈɪəʊ /
noun
- Greek myth (in Homer's Odyssey ) a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years
calypso
2/ əˈɪəʊ /
noun
- a popular type of satirical, usually topical, West Indian ballad, esp from Trinidad, usually extemporized to a percussive syncopated accompaniment
- a dance done to the rhythm of this song
calypso
3/ əˈɪəʊ /
noun
- a rare N temperate orchid, Calypso (or Cytherea ) bulbosa, whose flower is pink or white with purple and yellow markings
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- ···Ծ· [k, uh, -lip-, soh, -nee-, uh, n, kal-ip-], noun adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Calypso1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Calypso1
Origin of Calypso2
Example Sentences
“For some, a war becomes home,” he says at one point, his line readings so pungent you’ll barely miss the excitement of a Cyclops or a Calypso.
When Shams’ father told her that the centre had been demolished, she was terrified for Calypso.
The sources close to the deal said that is in line with what Thoma Bravo paid combined for regulatory software firm AxiomSL and financial software maker Calypso, which it merged into Adenza.
She died on board the ship Calypso when close to the islands, and they brought her body ashore.
Another potential prospect is the Calypso field, off the coast of the island of Tobago, which could be the nation’s first deepwater gas field.
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