Clio

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
  2. 84 Klio, a main belt asteroid.
  3. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  4. Ellipsis of Renault Clio (“a model of car manufactured by Renault”).
  5. A city in Alabama.
  6. A city in Iowa.
  7. A city in Michigan.
  8. A town in South Carolina.
  9. A census-designated place in Plumas County, California, United States.
noun
  1. A statuette holding a globe given at the Clio Awards, an annual award program that recognizes innovation and creative excellence in advertising, design, and communication.
  2. A car of the Renault Clio model manufactured by Renault.

Pronunciation

/ˈklaɪ.oʊ/ /ˈkliː.oʊ/

Word forms

Clio Clios

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ). The award and car model were named after the goddess.

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