AEolian \[AE]*o"li*an\, a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.]
   1. Of or pertaining to [AE]olia or [AE]olis, in Asia Minor,
      colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; [ae]olic;
      as, the [AE]olian dialect.
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   2. Pertaining to [AE]olus, the mythic god of the winds;
      a["e]rial.
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            Viewless forms the [ae]olian organ play. --Campbell.
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   3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion.
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   [AE]olian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a
      pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the
      volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the
      strings. --Moore.

   [AE]olian harp, [AE]olian lyre, a musical instrument
      consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings,
      on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually
      placed at an open window. --Moore.

   [AE]olian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early
      ecclesiastical modes.
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	Aeolian \Aeolian\ n.
   1. 1 a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric
      Greeks.

   Syn: Eolian
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	Aeolian
    adj 1: of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds;
           relating to or caused by the wind
    2: of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people
    n 1: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the
         prehistoric Greeks [syn: Aeolian, Eolian]
    2: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia