Phrygian

Phryg·i·an  (frj-n)

adj.

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

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.

2. The Indo-European language of the Phrygians.

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Phrygian [ˈfrɪdʒɪən]

adj

1. (Historical Terms) of or relating to ancient Phrygia, its inhabitants, or their extinct language

2. (Music / Classical Music) Music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the natural diatonic scale from E to E See Hypo-

3. (Music / Classical Music) Music (of a cadence) denoting a progression that leads a piece of music out of the major key and ends on the dominant chord of the relative minor key

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of ancient Phrygia

2. (Linguistics / Languages) an ancient language of Phrygia, belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch of the Indo-European family: recorded in a few inscriptions

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Phrygian - a native or inhabitant of Phrygia     denizen, dweller, habitant, inhabitant, indweller - a person who inhabits a particular place Colossian - a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia
	2.	Phrygian - a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions Thraco-Phrygian - an extinct branch of the Indo-European language family thought by some to be related to Armenian