Aeolic Greek

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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.
    Synonym: Aeolic