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Helicon

Helicon Meaning & Definition
Helicon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Helicon?

[n] a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician

Synonyms | Synonyms for Helicon: bombardon

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See Also | bass horn | sousaphone | tuba

Helicon In Webster's Dictionary

\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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