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ionian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun ionian has 2 senses
- ionian(n = noun.person) - a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks; is a kind of greek, hellene
- ionian(n = noun.group) - the ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia; is a kind of citizenry, people
Adjective ionian has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
ionian, a. [L. Ionius. See Ionic.].
Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ionian, n. & adj.
--n. a native or inhabitant of ancient Ionia in W. Asia Minor.
--adj. of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians.
--n. a native or inhabitant of ancient Ionia in W. Asia Minor.
--adj. of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians.
Idiom
Ionian mode Mus. the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale C-C.
Etymology
L Ionius f. Gk Ionios
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