aeolian

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adjective (1)

ae·o·lian ē-ˈō-lē-ən

ē-ˈōl-yən

often capitalized : of or relating to Aeolus

: giving forth or marked by a moaning or sighing sound or musical tone produced by or as if by the wind

aeolian

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adjective (2)

ae·o·lian

less common spelling of eolian

: borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind

Aeolian

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adjective (3)

Ae·o·lian ē-ˈō-lē-ən

ā-

-ˈōl-yən

: of or relating to Aeolis or its inhabitants

Aeolian

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noun

: a member of a group of Greek peoples of Thessaly and Boeotia that colonized Lesbos and the adjacent coast of Asia Minor

: aeolic

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The cooling effect of fragrant terpene aerosols from coniferous boreal forests was decreasing, and aeolian accumulations of dust on the Loess Plateau indicated that human existence did not coincide with a high-carbon atmosphere until 1965.

Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019

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