- A group of dialects of ancient Greek spoken by the Aeolians. Also called Aeolian.
- Any of several verse forms built around a central choriamb, used especially by Sappho, Alcaeus, and their imitators.
Aeolic
Dictionary:
Ae·ol·ic (ē-ŏl'ĭk)  |
n.
| Architecture and Landscaping: Aeolic |
Primitive type of
Two types of proto-Ionic capital:(left) from Larissa; (right) from Neandria
| WordNet: Aeolic |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
Synonym: Eolic
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| Aeolian (Aeolis or its people or culture) |
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