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aeolian
 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective aeolian has 2 senses
  1. aeolian - relating to or caused by wind
  2. Aeolian - of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds
Noun aeolian has 1 sense
  1. Aeolian, Eolian - a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
    --1 is a kind of Greek, Hellene

Definitions from the Web

Aeolian

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definitions:

  1. Relating to or caused by the wind.
  2. Music: Pertaining to a mode of music based on a hexatonic scale with the interval pattern WHWWHW.

Examples:

  1. The aeolian erosion sculpted the rocks into fascinating shapes.
  2. The aeolian breeze gently rustled the leaves of the trees.
  3. He composed a beautiful aeolian melody on his guitar.

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