Lydian
Syllables: Ly·di·anUK/ˈlɪ.dɪ.ən//ˈlɪ.di.ən/
Lydian noun: a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia.
Noun
Lydian (plural Lydians)
- A native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia.
Proper noun
Lydian
- An extinct Indo-European language in the Anatolian subgroup.
Adjective
Lydian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Lydia, or its people, language or culture.
- Designating a mode of ancient Greek music, reputed to be light and effeminate.
- And all the while sweet Musicke did diuide
Her looser notes with Lydian harmony […]1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC
- And all the while sweet Musicke did diuide
Forms of Lydian
| plural | Lydians |
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Origin of Lydian
From Lydia + -an.
Words formed from Lydian
Phrases with Lydian
Words that rhyme with Lydian
- meridian
- Gideon
- quotidian
- Eridian
- euclidean
- nullifidian
- obsidian
- viridian
- aphidian
- ascidian
- enchiridion
- ophidian
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Questions about Lydian
- What does Lydian mean?
- Lydian means a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia.
- What part of speech is Lydian?
- Lydian can be a noun, a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Lydian?
- Lydian is pronounced /ˈlɪ.dɪ.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Lydian?
- The plural of Lydian is Lydians.
Words near Lydian in the dictionary
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