[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004