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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of history;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Victoria \Vic*to"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astron.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; -- called also Clio. [1913 Webster] 4. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Victoria cross, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor to members of the British army or navy. It was first bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The recipients also have a pension of [pounds]10 a year. Victoria green. (Chem.) See Emerald green, under Green. Victoria lily (Bot.), the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clio \Cli"o\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? the proclaimer, fr. ? to call, tell of, make famous.] (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over history. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Clione \Cli*o"ne\, n. A genus of naked pteropods. One species (Clione papilonacea), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes incorrectly called Clio. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Clio n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

CLIO, n. One of the nine Muses. Clio's function was to preside over history -- which she did with great dignity, many of the prominent citizens of Athens occupying seats on the platform, the meetings being addressed by Messrs. Xenophon, Herodotus and other popular speakers.