helicon

[ hel-i-kon, -kuhn ]

noun
  1. a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.

Origin of helicon

1
1520–30; probably special use of Helicon, by association with helico-

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Helicon
[ hel-i-kon, -kuhn ]

noun
  1. a mountain in S central Greece. 5,738 feet (1,749 meters): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses.

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British Dictionary definitions for helicon (1 of 2)

helicon

/ (ˈhɛlɪkən) /


noun
  1. a bass tuba made to coil over the shoulder of a band musician

Origin of helicon

1
C19: probably from Helicon, associated with Greek helix spiral

British Dictionary definitions for Helicon (2 of 2)

Helicon

/ (ˈhɛlɪkən) /


noun
  1. 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 name: Elikón

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