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- [ee-ol-ik]
- /iˈɒl ɪk/
- /iːˈɒlɪk/
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- [ee-ol-ik]
- /iˈɒl ɪk/
Definitions of aeolic word
- adjective aeolic of or relating to the Aeolians or their dialect 3
- noun aeolic one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek, spoken chiefly in Thessaly, Boeotia, and Aeolis 3
- noun aeolic a dialect or group of dialects of ancient Greek spoken chiefly in Aeolis, Boeotia, and Thessaly 3
- adjective aeolic Aeolian (sense 1) 3
- noun aeolic the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian. 1
- adjective aeolic Architecture. noting or pertaining to a capital used in the Greek territories of the eastern Aegean in the 7th and 6th centuries b.c., having two volutes rising from a shaft in opposite directions, and often having below them two convex rings of leaf ornament in the form of water-lily buds. 1
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Origin of aeolic
First appearance:
before 1730 One of the 48% newest English words
1730-40; < Latin Aeolicus < Greek Aiolikós, equivalent to Aioleús (plural Aioleîs) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Aeolic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aeolic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
aeolic usage trend in Literature
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