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lydian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lydian \Lyd"i*an\, 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. Softly sweet in Lydian measures, Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. --Dryden. {Lydian stone}, a flint slate used by the ancients to try gold and silver; a touchstone. See {Basanite}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Lydian n : an Anatolian language [syn: {Lydian}]
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