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 Definitions of aeolian  [ˈoʊ li ən]  

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Definition of 'aeolian' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Aeolian
a member of the ancient Greek people or group of peoples, migrants from Boeotia and Thessaly, who colonized Aeolis and Lesbos c1150–1050 b.c.

2.  Aeolian
a native or inhabitant of Aeolis.

3. (adj.) Aeolian
of or pertaining to Aeolis or the Aeolians.

4. (adj.) Aeolian
pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.

5.  Aeolian
(usu. l.c.) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.


Definition of 'aeolian' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Aeolian, Eolian
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

2. (adj) Aeolian
the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia

3. (adj) Aeolian
of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind

4. (adj) Aeolian
of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people


Definition of 'aeolian' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) aeolian
of or pertaining to Aeolia or Aeolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; aeolic; as, the Aeolian dialect

2. (adj) aeolian
pertaining to Aeolus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aerial



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