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Aeolian

//iˈoʊ.li.ən// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    of, or relating to the wind. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Relating to Aeolus, the Greek god of wind. not-comparable
  3. 3
    carried, deposited or eroded by the wind. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Designating the Aeolian mode or scale; the name of the minor key in modal theory. not-comparable

    "And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […]"

  5. 5
    Aeolian mode not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people wordnet
  2. 2
    of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A lightweight fabric with a ribbed surface, generally made by combining silk and cotton, or silk and worsted warp and weft. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Clipping of Aeolian mode. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, uncountable
  3. 3
    the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia wordnet
  4. 4
    a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks, spoken in Boethia, Thessaly, in the Aegean island of Lesbos, and the Greek colonies of Asia Minor wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Aeolus + -ian or Aeolis + -an.

Etymology 2

From Aeolus + -ian or Aeolis + -an.

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