Lydian

Lyd·i·an  (ld-n)

adj.

Of or relating to Lydia or its people, language, or culture.

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Lydia.

2. A language of the extinct Anatolian branch of Indo-European, found in inscriptions of the fourth century b.c. in western Turkey.

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Lydian [ˈlɪdɪən]

adj

1. (Linguistics / Languages) (Social Science / Peoples) (Placename) of or relating to ancient Lydia, its inhabitants, or their language

2. (Music, other) Music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from F to F See also Hypo- Compare Hypolydian

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) an inhabitant of Lydia

2. (Linguistics / Languages) the extinct language of the Lydians, thought to belong to the Anatolian group or family

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Lydian - an Anatolian language Anatolian, Anatolian language - an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European