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(calypsos) A calypso is a song about a current subject, sung in a style which originally comes from the West Indies. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Kalypso Date: 14th century 1. capitalized a sea nymph in Homer's Odyssey who keeps Odysseus seven years on the island of Ogygia 2. plural ~s New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin a bulbous bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) of northern regions bearing a single white to purplish flower II. noun (plural -sos or -soes) Etymology: Trinidad English, alteration of kaiso, perhaps ultimately of African origin; akin to eastern Caribbean English caliso, cariso satirical song Date: 1900 a style of music originating in the West Indies, marked by lively duple meter, and having lyrics that are often improvised and usually satirize local personalities and events; also a song in this style • ~nian noun or adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -os) a W. Indian song in African rhythm, usu. improvised on a topical theme. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- lit. "hidden, hider" (originally a death goddess) from Gk. kaluptein "to cover, conceal," from PIE *kel- "to cover, conceal, save," root of Eng. Hell. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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