Meanings
aeolic1
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of eolic.
Aeolic2
alternative uncommon Aiolic · alternative dated Æolic · alternative obsolete Aeolick · alternative obsolete Æolick
- An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia, Thessalia, Asia Minor and the island of Lesbos.
alternative uncommon Aiolic · alternative dated Æolic · alternative obsolete Aeolick · alternative obsolete Æolick
- Of Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind.
- Greeknot comparablehuman sciencesOf, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.
- Greeknot comparablegeographyOwing its creation, formation, or deposition chiefly to the effects of air currents.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis
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Origin
- Ancient GreekΑἰολικός“like the Aeolians”
- Latinaeolicus
- EnglishAeolic
From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek Αἰολικός (Aiolikós, “like the Aeolians”).
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Catalan eoli, eòlic
- eoliGreek dialect
- eòlicGreek dialect
German Äolisch
- ÄolischGreek dialect
Portuguese eólio, eólio
- eólioGreek dialect
- eóliorelating to Aeolis
Spanish eolio, eólico
- eolioGreek dialect
- eólicoGreek dialect
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Cite this entry
aeolic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeolic
“aeolic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeolic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aeolic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aeolic.
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