Aeolic
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Ae·ol·ic
(ē-ŏl'ĭk) 
n.
n.
- 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.
Primitive type of Ionic capital with volutes seeming to grow from the shaft, and a palmette between the volutes.
Two types of proto-Ionic capital:(left) from Larissa; (right) from Neandria
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