Aeolic
Meanings
name
- An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.
adj
- Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia.
- Of Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind.
- Of, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.
- Owing its creation, formation, or deposition chiefly to the effects of air currents.
adj
- Alternative spelling of eolic.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός (Aiolikós, “like the Aeolians”).
Derived words
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