Aeolism

noun

Ae·​o·​lism

ˈē-ə-ˌli-zəm

variants or less commonly Aeolicism

ē-ˈä-lə-ˌsi-zəm

plural -s

: an idiom or peculiarity of the Aeolic dialect

Word History

Etymology

Aeol(ian) or Aeolic + -ism

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

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