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Meanings of aeolic greek in inglês

A linguistic term used to describe a set of rather archaic Greek sub-dialects, spoken mainly in Boeotia (a region in Central Greece), in Lesbos (an island close to Asia Minor) and in other Greek colonies.

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Examples for "aeolic"
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The first is light-colored and occupies aeolic pale sand dunes, while the second is brownish and lives in a darker sandy habitat.
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The only ancient parallel is in the period of the Aeolic Greek civilisation which produced Sappho.
Latin Literature
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He wrote in the broad Spartan dialect with a mixture of the Aeolic, and in various metres.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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Alcaeus composed in the Aeolic dialect; for the reason, it is said, that it was more familiar to his hearers.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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The Latium Antiquum of Pliny and the Aeolic of the Autochthones of Greece present the closest kinship, we are told.
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Usage of aeolic greek in inglês
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The only ancient parallel is in the period of the Aeolic Greek civilisation which produced Sappho.
Latin Literature