Aeolic

(ē äl′ik)

noun

a dialect or group of dialects of ancient Greek spoken chiefly in Aeolis, Boeotia, and Thessaly

adjective

See Aeolic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A group of dialects of ancient Greek spoken by the Aeolians. Also called Aeolian.
Any of several verse forms built around a central choriamb, used especially by Sappho, Alcaeus, and their imitators.

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