Calypso
Also, Kalypso. Classical Mythology. a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years.
(lowercase). Also called fairy-slipper. a terrestrial orchid, Calypso bulbosa, of the Northern Hemisphere, having a single variegated purple, yellow, and white flower.
(lowercase) a musical style of West Indian origin, influenced by jazz, usually having topical, often improvised, lyrics.
(lowercase) to sing or dance to calypso.
Historical Examples
The Story of Malta Maturin M. Ballou
Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca Homer
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern Edgar Saltus
Homer’s Odyssey Denton J. Snider
The Firing Line Robert W. Chambers
Homer’s Odyssey Denton J. Snider
Bentley’s Miscellany, Volume II Various
Homer’s Odyssey Denton J. Snider
Lore of Proserpine Maurice Hewlett
Milton Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
noun (pl) -sos
a popular type of satirical, usually topical, West Indian ballad, esp from Trinidad, usually extemporized to a percussive syncopated accompaniment
a dance done to the rhythm of this song
noun (pl) -sos
a rare N temperate orchid, Calypso (or Cytherea) bulbosa, whose flower is pink or white with purple and yellow markings
noun
(Greek myth) (in Homer’s Odyssey) a sea nymph who detained Odysseus on the island of Ogygia for seven years
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