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AEolian adj.

Of or pertaining to AEolia or AEolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; aeolic; as, the AEolian dialect.

Pertaining to AEolus, the mythic god of the winds; aerial. "Viewless forms the aeolian organ play."

Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion.

AEolian attachment, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings.

AEolian harp, AEolian lyre, a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; usually placed at an open window.

AEolian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.

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