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Ionian [aɪˈəʊnɪən] n (Historical Terms) a member of a Hellenic people who settled in Attica in about 1100 bc and later colonized the islands and E coast of the Aegean Sea adj
1. (Historical Terms) of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Ionic 2. (Placename) of or relating to Ionia 3. (Music / Classical Music) Music relating to or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from C to C and forming the basis of the modern major key See also Hypo- ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| In continental Greece (1), on the other hand, but especially in Boeotia, a new form of epic sprang up, which for the romance and PATHOS of the Ionian School substituted the practical and matter-of-fact. The Chones inhabited the part toward Iapigia and the Ionian Sea which is called Syrtis. Flack replied that all the columns had been ordered, adding, "and all the capitals different--one with dragons in the foliage, another approaching to the Ionian style, another introducing Mrs. |
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