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Aeolic Greek

Aeolic Greek noun: the dialect group of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly, Boeotia, and Aeolia and on the island of Lesbos, most closely related to Arcadocypriot and contributing some forms to Epic Greek. The language of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.

Noun

Aeolic Greek (uncountable)

  1. (Ancient Greece) The dialect group of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly, Boeotia, and Aeolia and on the island of Lesbos, most closely related to Arcadocypriot and contributing some forms to Epic Greek. The language of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.
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    Aeolic

Synonyms of Aeolic Greek

Questions about Aeolic Greek

What does Aeolic Greek mean?
Aeolic Greek means the dialect group of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly, Boeotia, and Aeolia and on the island of Lesbos, most closely related to Arcadocypriot and contributing some forms to Epic Greek. The language of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.
What part of speech is Aeolic Greek?
Aeolic Greek is a noun.

Words near Aeolic Greek in the dictionary

  1. aeolianite
  2. aeolianites
  3. aeolianitic
  4. aeolians
  5. aeolic
  6. Aeolic Greek
  7. aeolid
  8. aeolidacean
  9. aeolidaceans
  10. aeolidiid
  11. aeolidiids

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