/ee oh"lee euhn/ , adj.
1. Also, Aeolic . belonging to a branch of the Greek race named after Aeolus, its legendary founder.
n.
2. a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Cf. Achaean (def. 5), Dorian (def. 2), Ionian (def. 3).
3. Aeolic.
Also, Eolian .
[ 1580-90; Aeoli ( i ) ( Aioleîs the Aeolians, with change of suffix) + -AN ]
/ee oh"lee euhn/ , adj.
1. pertaining to Aeolus, or to the winds in general.
2. ( usually l.c. ) of or caused by the wind; wind-blown.
[ 1595-1605; Aeoli ( us ) pertaining to AEOLUS + -an -AN ]