Aeolian: Meaning and Definition of

Ae•o•li•an

Pronunciation: (ē-ō'lē-un), [key]
— adj.
  1. belonging to a branch of the Greek race named after Aeolus, its legendary founder.
—n.
  1. a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Cf. Achaean (def. 5),(def. 2),(def. 3).
  2. Aeolic.

Ae•o•li•an

Pronunciation: (ē-ō'lē-un), [key]
— adj.
  1. pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.
  2. (usually l.c.) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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