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helicon
noun
hel·i·con
ˈhe-lə-ˌkän 
-li-kən
: a large circular tuba similar to a sousaphone but lacking an adjustable bell
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Allan Jaffe, who played the helicon, a brass instrument, was the link to the musicians and sent them out on the road as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
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“Helicon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helicon. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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Helicon
geographical name
Hel·i·con
ˈhe-lə-ˌkän
-li-kən
variants
or Modern Greek Elikón
mountain 5735 feet (1748 meters) high in southwestern Boeotia, east central Greece, near the Gulf of Corinth
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