- calliopean
- Piercingly loud or shrill, often used to describe a voice
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
calliopean
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calliopean — /keuh luy euh pee euhn/, adj. resembling a calliope in sound; piercingly loud: a calliopean voice. [1855 60, Amer.; CALLIOPE + AN] * * * … Universalium
calliopean — kə|līə|pēən, ÷|kalē|ōp adjective : resembling the sound of a calliope : loud and piercing * * * /keuh luy euh pee euhn/, adj. resembling a calliope in sound; piercingly loud: a calliopean voice. [1855 60, Amer.; CALLIOPE + AN] … Useful english dictionary
Calliopean — adjective Of or relating to Calliope … Wiktionary
calliopean — cal·li·o·pe·an … English syllables
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