Thesaurus: aeolian

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1. a. Of or pertaining to Aeolia or Aeolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; aeolic; as, the Aeolian dialect.
2. a. Pertaining to Aeolus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aerial.
3. adj. of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind
4. adj. of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people
5. n. 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
6. n. the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia
7. 1. Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic; as, the Æolian dialect. 2. Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; pertaining to, or produced by, the wind; aërial. Viewless forms the æolian organ play. Campbell. Æolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Moore. -- Æolian harp, Æolian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually placed at an open window. Moore. -- Æolian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.
8. j:100 n. a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks n. the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia a. of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; relating to or caused by the wind