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Aeolian
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aeolian æolian
English
Alternative forms
en Æolian<qq:archaic> Eolian
Etymology
From en Aeolus -ian or en Aeolis -an. en aeolian.
Adjective
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Relating to Aeolus, the Greek god of wind.
en music Designating the Aeolian mode or scale; the name of the minor key in modal theory.
31 And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation:
Derived terms
en Aeolian Islands Aeolian harp
Translations
Relating to the Greek god of wind
Catalan: ca eoli
Esperanto: eo Eola
Finnish: fi aiolinen
Greek: el αιολικός
Hungarian: hu eol
Italian: it eolio m, it eoli m-p, it eolia f, it eolie f-p
Polish: pl eolski
Sanskrit: sa Aeliø, sa Æliø m f
Sicilian: scn iòliu m, scn iòlicu m
Sindhi: sd iòlicū iohlicuu, sd मक्या Ykyaǔ
designating the Aeolian mode or scale
Esperanto: eo eola
Ghotuo: aaa ıola
Polish: pl eolski
Spanish: es Æolín, es Aeolín m
Noun
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en Aeolian mode.
en eponyms relational adjectives
en Greek mythology