Maeonian
/mɪˈəʊnɪən/ /mʌɪˈəʊnɪən/(also Maionian)
noun
A native or inhabitant of Maeonia; a Lydian.
- Frequently in reference to Homer, who, according to some accounts, was born at Smyrna in Maeonia..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Arthur Hall (1539–1605), translator and politician. From classical Latin Maeonia and its etymon ancient Greek (Ionic) Μῃονίη (Hellenistic Greek Μαιονία: compare -ia), the name of a north-eastern region of Lydia in Asia Minor (now part of western Turkey) or of Lydia in general + -an.
- feel one's age
- feel one's oats
- feel one's way
- feel (or find) one's legs
- feel (or look) small
- feel (or take) the pulse of
- feel small
- feel the draught
- feel the pinch
- feel the pulse of
- feelthy
- feely
- fee-paying
- fee simple
- feet
- fee tail
- feet first
- feet of clay
- feh
- Fehling's reagent
- Fehling's solution
- Feiffer, Jules
- feign
- feigned
- feijoa