helicon
NounUS[hel-ih-kon]/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑn/3 syllables
Synonyms:
bombardon
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musicianSynonyms: bombardonType of bass horn, sousaphone
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Hel′i·con (hĕl′ĭ-kŏn), prop. n.
Origin: L., fr. Gr. Ἑλικών.
A mountain in Bœotia, 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.— Asa Gray
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54