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单词 aonian
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Aonianadj.

/eɪˈəʊnɪən/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Aonia , -an suffix.
Etymology: < Aonia (classical Latin Aonia, Hellenistic Greek Ἀὀνία), the name of a region in ancient Boeotia, in which the mountains Helicon and Cithaeron are situated, and the fountain Aganippe + -an suffix. Compare classical Latin Aonius, adjective.Compare Middle French, French Aonien (1539 or earlier).
Of or belonging to Aonia, a region of ancient Bœotia, which contained the mountains Helicon and Cithaeron, sacred to the Muses or ‘Aonian maids’.
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1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 69 The Aonian Oxen are of diuers colours.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 15 Above th' Aonian Mount. View more context for this quotation
1712 A. Pope Messiah in Spectator No. 347 The Dreams of Pindus and th' Aonian Maids.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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