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E⋅o⋅li⋅an

[ee-oh-lee-uhn]
–adjective
1. (lowercase) Geology. noting or pertaining to sand or rock material carried or arranged by the wind.
2. Aeolian.
–noun
3. Aeolian (def. 3).

Origin:
1920–25

Ae⋅o⋅li⋅an

[ee-oh-lee-uhn]
–adjective
1. Also, Aeolic. belonging to a branch of the Greek race named after Aeolus, its legendary founder.
–noun
2. a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def. 5), Dorian (def. 2), Ionian (def. 3).
3. Aeolic.
Also, Eolian.


Origin:
1580–90; < L Aeoli(ī) (< Gk Aioleîs the Aeolians, with change of suffix) + -an
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e·o·li·an also ae·o·li·an   (ē-ō'lē-ən, ē-ōl'yən)   
adj.  Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind.

[From Aeolus.]
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eolian also aeolian   (ē-ō'lē-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to, caused by, or carried by the wind. Loess is an eolian deposit.
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