Aonian
adjective
Ao·ni·an
\(ˈ)ā¦ōnēən, -nyən\
Definition of Aonian
: of or relating to the Greek district of Aonia or to the Muses to waste and spoil the sweet Aonian fields — Christopher Marlowe
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Origin and Etymology of aonian
Aonia, district of ancient Greece (from Latin, from Greek) + -an
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