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calypso
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
calypso
(noun)
calypso
/kə
ˈ
lɪpsoʊ/
noun
plural
calypsos
calypso
/kə
ˈ
lɪpsoʊ/
noun
plural
calypsos
Britannica Dictionary definition of CALYPSO
[
noncount
]
:
a lively musical style from the West Indies that usually has humorous lyrics concerning current topics (such as politics)
also
[
count
]
:
a song of this style
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