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Calliopsis

Definition: Calliopsis

Calliopsis

Noun

1. North American annual widely cultivated for its yellow flowers with purple-red to brownish centers; in some classifications placed in a subgenus Calliopsis.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Calliopsis \Cal`li*op"sis\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression prefix kalli- (fr. kalo`s beautiful) 'o`psis appearance.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonym: Calliopsis

Synonym: Coreopsis tinctoria (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Calliopsis

English words defined with "calliopsis": Coreopsis tinctoriasubgenus Calliopsis. (references)

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Image Slideshow: Calliopsis

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Expression: Calliopsis

Expression using "calliopsis": subgenus Calliopsis. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Calliopsis

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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calliopsis

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Modern Translations: Calliopsis

Language Translations for "calliopsis"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

alliopsiscay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Calliopsis

Misspellings

"Calliopsis" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Galeopsis. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Calliopsis"

Words rhyming with "calliopsis" (pronounced 'Cal`li*op"sis'): Absis, Actinomycosis, Adenosclerosis, AEsthesis, Agennesis, Albuminosis, Amanuensis, Amaurosis, Amitosis, Ampelopsis, Amphiarthrosis, Anacoenosis, Anacrusis, Anadiplosis, Anaesthesis, Anamnesis, Anastomosis, Anemosis, Angioneurosis, Antanaclasis, Anthesis, Anthracosis, Antiptosis, Antipyresis, Antisepsis, Aponeurosis, Aposiopesis, apsis, Archebiosis, Arsis, Arteriosclerosis, Arthrosis, Asepsis, Athetosis, Autokinesis, Auxesis, Basis, Biognosis, Cardiosclerosis, Cariopsis, Caryopsis, Catachresis, Chemosis, Chlorosis, Chromidrosis, Cillosis, Cirrhosis, Classis, Coenesthesis, Coreopsis, Crasis, Crisis, Cyanosis, Cyclosis, Deesis, Dermostosis, Diagnosis, Diapedesis, Diaphoresis, Diarthrosis, Diegesis, Dipsosis, Diuresis, Ecchymosis, Ecphonesis, Ecthlipsis, Ectostosis, Ellipsis, Emphyteusis, Empyesis, Empyrosis, Enantiosis, Enarthrosis, Endostosis, Enuresis, Epanadiplosis, Epanalepsis, Epanorthosis, Epexegesis, Eremacausis, Erotesis, Exanthesis, Exegesis, Exosmosis, Exostosis, Geognosis, Glaucosis, Gnosis, Gomphosis, haematosis, Haemocytotrypsis, Heterauxesis, Heterosis, hidrosis, hydrarthrosis, hydronephrosis, Hyperinosis, Hyperkinesis, Hypinosis, Hypotyposis, hysteresis, ichthyosis, Idiocrasis, ISIS, Karyostenosis, kinaesthesis, Limosis, lordosis, lysis, Marmorosis, Mathesis, meiosis, melanosis, Metachrosis, metalepsis, metempsychosis, Metemptosis, Metensomatosis, mimesis, missis, Morosis, Morphosis, Myopsis, Myosis, Mysis, Narcosis, Necrobiosis, Necrosis, Neurosis, Ochlesis, Osmidrosis, osmosis, osteoclasis, Osteoporosis, Osteosclerosis, Ostosis, Paracentesis, Paraphimosis, paremptosis, Parostosis, Pedesis, Peristalsis, Persis, Pertussis, Pharmacognosis, Phasis, Phimosis, Phlogosis, Phthisis, Phyllomorphosis, Polymorphosis, Proemptosis, Prognosis, Prolepsis, Pseudoblepsis, Psychosis, Pterylosis, Ptilosis, Ptosis, Pyrosis, Reversis, Sarcosis, Scepsis, Schesis, Schindylesis, sclerosis, scoliosis, sepsis, siderosis, Sphrigosis, stasis, Stegnosis, stenosis, Sycosis, syllepsis, symbiosis, Synanthesis, Synartesis, Synarthrosis, Synchondrosis, Synchoresis, Syndesmosis, Synecphonesis, synizesis, Synneorosis, synopsis, Synosteosis, Synostosis, Synteresis, Syssarcosis, Thanatopsis, Thermoneurosis, thesis, Thlipsis, Thoracentesis, thrombosis, Tmesis, trichinosis, Tripsis, tuberculosis, Tussis, Tylosis, Xanthosis, Zygosis, Zymosis. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Calliopsis

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-l-l-o-p-s-s"

-2 letters: scallops.

-3 letters: scallop, scillas, silicas, socials.

-4 letters: aiolis, aspics, assoil, clasps, copals, lilacs, locals, piscos, plical, salols, scalls, scalps, scilla, sialic, silica, social, spails, spalls, spicas, spills, spoils.

-5 letters: aioli, apsis, aspic, aspis, calls, calos, capos, cilia, claps, clasp, class, clips, clops, coals, coils, colas, copal, iliac, ilial, laics, lapis, lasso, lilac, lisps, local, oasis, ollas, opals, ossia, pails, palls, pical, picas, pilis, pills, pisco, pisos, plica, polis, polls, psoai, psoas, sails, salic, salol, salps, scall, scalp, scops, sials, sills, silos, sisal, slaps, slips, slops, soaps, soils, spail, spall, spica, spics, spill, spoil.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-l-l-o-p-s-s"
 

+1 letter: scallopinis.

 

+3 letters: sophistically.

 

+5 letters: oscillographies, solipsistically.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Calliopsis


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

43 61 6C 6C 69 6F 70 73 69 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000011 01100001 01101100 01101100 01101001 01101111 01110000 01110011 01101001 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#67 &#97 &#108 &#108 &#105 &#111 &#112 &#115 &#105 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0043 0061 006C 006C 0069 006F 0070 0073 0069 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

37677878758182857585

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Expressions
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Derivations
9. Rhymes
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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