ae|o|li|an

ae|o|li|an «ee OH lee uhn», adjective.

1. of or produced by the winds: »

aeolian sandstone.

2. carried by the winds: »

aeolian soil.

╂[< Latin Aeolius of Aeolus, god of the winds. (< Greek Aiolos < aiólos changeful) + English -an]

Ae|o|li|an¹ «ee OH lee uhn», adjective.

of Aeolus. Also, Eolian.

Ae|o|li|an² «EEOH lee uhn», adjective, noun.

–adj.

belonging to a certain branch of the Greek people that lived in Boeotia, Thessaly, and Asia Minor.

–n.

a member of this branch. Also, Eolian.