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euterpe

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Word definitions for euterpe in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
muse of music, from Greek Euterpe , literally "well-pleasing," from eu "well" (see eu- ) + terpein "to delight, please" (see Terpsichore ). "A divinity of joy and pleasure, inventress of the double flute, favoring rather the wild and simple melodies of ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Euterpe \Eu*ter"pe\ [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? delightful; e'y^ well + ? to delight.] (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over music. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees.

Usage examples of euterpe.

Positioning himself in front of Euterpe, he took out his pennywhistle again.

This was getting embarrassing-especially after the way she had babbled on about Euterpe while she was dragging the others over here.

Lifting her flute, she played a five-note signal that commanded Euterpe to end its concert.

Then Euterpe uses this incredibly complex program he created to translate that information into music.

Not only can Euterpe create harmonies based on their movement, it can make their movements harmonious!

I even keyed her command system to my pennywhistle because the muse Euterpe was usually depicted carrying a flute.

If we use our brains, we can build two things at once: a rocket to launch Euterpe, and a trap to catch a spy.

But according to some of the notes he had photographed, Euterpe was equipped with an alarm system that would just about raise the dead if anyone tried to tamper with it.

Squatting in front of Euterpe, he pulled a complex device from his backpack and prepared to install it.

Immediately Euterpe began to shriek like an opera singer whose shower has just run out of hot water.

But there were a lot of places here to hide a transmitter -- even inside Euterpe itself, if you were clever enough.

When the frenzy had passed, Rachel put her hands against Euterpe and tried to steady herself.

Of course, it would help if Euterpe would just repeat her notes instead of turning the simple rhythm into a small corner of variations on her theme.

Ramon Korbuscek, desperate to retrieve the device he had planted inside Euterpe, threw open the door to the missile silo and stepped out onto the catwalk.

It made her feel good to think of Euterpe circling the earth, singing her cosmic melody.