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Lydian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Lydian has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Lydian, a. [L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. .].
Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character. [1913 Webster]
"Softly sweet in Lydian measures,
Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures." [1913 Webster]
Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Lydian, adj. & n.
--n.
1 a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia in W. Asia Minor.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the people of Lydia or their language.
--n.
1 a native or inhabitant of ancient Lydia in W. Asia Minor.
2 the language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to the people of Lydia or their language.
Idiom
Lydian mode Mus. the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale F-F.
Etymology
L Lydius f. Gk Ludios of Lydia
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