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helicon

1 American  
[hel-i-kon, -kuhn] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒn, -kən /

noun

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

Helicon 2 American  
[hel-i-kon, -kuhn] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒn, -kən /

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.

Helicon 1 British  
/ ˈhɛlɪkən /

noun

  1. Modern Greek name: Elikón.  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)

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helicon 2 British  
/ ˈhɛlɪkən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of helicon

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

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