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Word entry · 7 letters

helicon

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"Coiled brass horn"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈhɛlɪkɒn/Part of speech nounSorted cehilnoStarts with HEnds with N1 clues
1H2E3L4I5C6O7N

Definitions

  1. a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician

Word origin

Probably from helic- + -on (“augmentative suffix”), from Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx) + -on, after bombardon.

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