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Ca·lyp·so 1

 (kə-lĭp′sō)
n. Greek Mythology
A sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island, Ogygia, for seven years.
[Latin Calypsō, from Greek Kalupsō, from kaluptein, to conceal; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

Ca·lyp·so 2

or ca·lyp·so (kə-lĭp′sō)
n. pl. Ca·lyp·sos or ca·lyp·sos also Ca·lyp·soes or ca·lyp·soes
A type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad, and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous subjects.
[Probably alteration (influenced by Calypso, in reference to the nymph's island home) of Caribbean English kaliso, variant of kariso, variant of kaiso, bravo (shout of approval for a Calypsonian's performance), Calypso music, from ka iso!, shout of encouragement with which West Indian slaves accompanied singers singing satirical songs about plantation owners and overseers, from Efik ka isu, go on (imperative form) (from ka, go, advance + isu, face, front, forward), and its Ibibio equivalent kaa iso.]
Ca·lyp·so′ni·an (kə-lĭp-sō′nē-ən, kăl′ĭp-) n.

ca·lyp·so

 (kə-lĭp′sō)
n. pl. ca·lyp·sos
A terrestrial orchid (Calypso bulbosa) native to northern temperate regions, having a rose-pink flower with an inflated pouchlike lip usually marked with white, purple, and yellow.
[Probably Latin Calypsō, Calypso; see Calypso1.]
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calypso

(kəˈlɪpsəʊ)
n, pl -sos
1. (Music, other) a popular type of satirical, usually topical, West Indian ballad, esp from Trinidad, usually extemporized to a percussive syncopated accompaniment
2. (Dancing) a dance done to the rhythm of this song
[C20: probably from Calypso]

calypso

(kəˈlɪpsəʊ)
n, pl -sos
(Plants) a rare N temperate orchid, Calypso (or Cytherea) bulbosa, whose flower is pink or white with purple and yellow markings
[C19: named after Calypso]

Calypso

(kəˈlɪpsəʊ)
n
(Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth (in Homer's Odyssey) a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years
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Ca•lyp•so

(kəˈlɪp soʊ)

n., pl. -sos.
1. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
2. (l.c.) a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usu. having topical, often improvised, lyrics.
3. (l.c.) a terrestrial orchid, Calypso bulbosa, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a single variegated purple, yellow, and white flower.
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calypso

- The style in which a shirt's tails are tied in a knot at the waist.
See also related terms for waist.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Calypso - rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leafcalypso - rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
Calypso bulbosa, fairy-slipper
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
2.Calypso - (Greek mythology) the sea nymph who detained Odysseus for seven years
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
sea nymph - (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
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Translations
karibská píseň
calypso
kalipszó
kalypsó
kalipsas
kalipso
kalypso
kalipso

calypso

[kəˈlɪpsəʊ] N → calipso m
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calypso

n → Calypso m
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calypso

(kəˈlipsəu) – plural caˈlypsos – noun
a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.
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"Calypso," she murmured, nodding towards Lucille, "is by your side."
Besides, if Lucille is Calypso, what about Penelope?"
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So now all who escaped death in battle or by shipwreck had got safely home except Ulysses, and he, though he was longing to return to his wife and country, was detained by the goddess Calypso, who had got him into a large cave and wanted to marry him.
And Minerva said, "Father, son of Saturn, King of kings, if, then, the gods now mean that Ulysses should get home, we should first send Mercury to the Ogygian island to tell Calypso that we have made up our minds and that he is to return.
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Like Calypso, who could not be consoled at the departure of Ulysses, our Gascon could not console himself for not having guessed why Aramis had asked Percerin to show him the king's new costumes.
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But you are dripping, my dear fellow; you must change your clothes, as Calypso said to Telemachus.
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(15) who with the lord Apollo and the Rivers have youths in their keeping -- to this charge Zeus appointed them -- Peitho, and Admete, and Ianthe, and Electra, and Doris, and Prymno, and Urania divine in form, Hippo, Clymene, Rhodea, and Callirrhoe, Zeuxo and Clytie, and Idyia, and Pasithoe, Plexaura, and Galaxaura, and lovely Dione, Melobosis and Thoe and handsome Polydora, Cerceis lovely of form, and soft eyed Pluto, Perseis, Ianeira, Acaste, Xanthe, Petraea the fair, Menestho, and Europa, Metis, and Eurynome, and Telesto saffron-clad, Chryseis and Asia and charming Calypso, Eudora, and Tyche, Amphirho, and Ocyrrhoe, and Styx who is the chiefest of them all.
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He chucks Chambermaid (the Right Honourable Lord Southdown) under the chin; she seems to deplore his absence, as Calypso did that of that other eminent traveller Ulysses.
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John Mooren, General Manager of Calypso's Galapagos business unit states, "The success we have had with Platform Computing convinced us that they are the ideal technology partner for our Galapagos application which will deliver increased efficiency and accuracy for our customers."
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