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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aeolian \Aeolian\ n.
     1. 1 a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric
        Greeks.
  
     Syn: Eolian
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aeolian
       adj 1: relating to or caused by wind
       2: of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds
       n : a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric
           Greeks [syn: {Eolian}]

















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