Meaning Of The Word Helicon

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Helicon in American English
a brass instrument of the tuba family, consisting of a long, coiled tube that can be carried over the shoulder
mountain group in SC Greece, on the Gulf of Corinth: in Greek mythology, the home of the Muses; highest peak, 5,735 ft (1,748 m)
noun: a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used esp. in military bands

helicon in British English
noun: a bass tuba made to coil over the shoulder of a band musician
noun: 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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