I. ēˈälik adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Aeolicus, from Greek Aiolikos, from Aiolis Aeolia + Greek -ikos -ic
: aeolian I
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: capitalized
: a group of dialects of ancient Greek used by the Aeolians
III. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin Aeolicus, literally, of Aeolia
: of or relating to lyric rhythms marked by isosyllabic balance and combination of dactyls and trochees with frequent variation or of tetrasyllabic units (as choriambs) — compare logaoedic , polyschematist dimeter