1.
[syn: Aeolic, Aeolic dialect, Eolic]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
aeolic \ae*ol"ic\ ([-e]*[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. Aeolicus; Gr.
A'ioliko`s, name of the god of the winds.]
1. [AE]olian, 1; as, the [AE]olic dialect; the [AE]olic mode.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, caused by, or designating,
the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface;
as, [ae]olic erosion; [ae]olic sand. Same as aeolian[3].
[Written also eolic.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aeolic \Aeolic\ n.
1. 1 the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and
Boeotia and Aeolis.
Syn: Eolic
[WordNet 1.5] AEolipile
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Aeolic
n 1: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia
and Aeolis [syn: Aeolic, Aeolic dialect, Eolic]