AEOLIAN MODE


Meaning of AEOLIAN MODE in English

[ i:'əʊlɪən ]

■ noun Music the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale A–A (containing a minor 3rd, 6th, and 7th).

Origin

C18: from L. Aeolius , 'from Aeolis ' (an ancient coastal district of Asia Minor) + -an .

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