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HELICON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does helicon mean?
• HELICON (noun)
The noun HELICON has 1 sense:
1. a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Familiarity information: HELICON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bombardon; helicon
Hypernyms ("helicon" is a kind of...):
bass horn; sousaphone; tuba (the lowest brass wind instrument)
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