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Aonian

UK/eɪˈəʊ.ni.ən/US/eɪˈoʊ.ni.ən/

Aonian adjective: pertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.

Adjective

Aonian (comparative more Aonian, superlative most Aonian)

  1. (Ancient Greece) Pertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.
    • The Aonian fount stood at the foot of Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and was sacred to the Muses.

Noun

Aonian (plural Aonians)

  1. An inhabitant of Aonia.

Forms of Aonian

Adjective
comparativemore Aonian
superlativemost Aonian
Noun
pluralAonians

Origin of Aonian

From Aonia + -an.

Words that rhyme with Aonian

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Questions about Aonian

What does Aonian mean?
Aonian means pertaining to Aonia, or to the Muses, who were supposed to dwell there.
What part of speech is Aonian?
Aonian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Aonian?
Aonian is pronounced /eɪˈəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Aonian in the dictionary

  1. aonach
  2. aonachs
  3. AONB
  4. AONBs
  5. Aonia
  6. Aonian
  7. Aonians
  8. aonori
  9. AONs
  10. AOO
  11. aooga

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