Lydian
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Lyd·i·an 
[lid-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key
[lid-ee-uhn] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to Lydia. |
| 2. | (of music) softly or sensuously sweet; voluptuous. |
| 3. | an inhabitant of Lydia. |
| 4. | an Anatolian language of Lydia, written in a modified Greek alphabet. |
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| Lyd·i·an
(lĭd'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
adj. Of or relating to Lydia or its people, language, or culture. n.
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Lydian
Lyd"i*an\, a. [L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. --Dryden. Lydian stone, a flint slate used by the ancients to try gold and silver; a touchstone. See Basanite.
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