| Pronunciation: | | 'helu`kân
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[n] a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician |
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HELICON is a 7 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | bombardon |
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| | See Also: | | bass horn, sousaphone, tuba |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hel"i*con\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A mountain in B[oe]otia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to
be the residence of Apollo and the Muses.
From Helicon's harmonious springs A thousand rills
their mazy progress take. --Gray.
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