单词 | Aeolian |
释义 | Aeolian /ee oh"lee euhn/, adj. 1. Also, Aeolic. belonging to a branch of the Greek race named after Aeolus, its legendary founder. n. 2. a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Cf. Achaean (def. 5), Dorian (def. 2), Ionian (def. 3). 3. Aeolic. Also, Eolian. [1580-90; < L Aeoli(i) ( < Gk Aioleîs the Aeolians, with change of suffix) + -AN] /ee oh"lee euhn/, adj. 1. pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general. 2. (usually l.c.) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown. [1595-1605; Aeoli(us) pertaining to AEOLUS + -an -AN] |
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