See Also: Lydian(dictionary)

Lydian (iou)



Lydian adjective & noun. L15.
[from Latin Lydius, Greek Ludios Lydia (see below) + -AN.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of Lydia, an ancient country in Asia Minor. Also, the language used there. L15.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to Lydia, its inhabitants, or language. L16.
Lydian stone a black variety of jasper (basanite), formerly used as a touchstone for gold.
Music. Designating or pertaining to an ancient Greek mode, characterized as soft and effeminate. Also (since the Middle Ages), designating or pertaining to the scale whose notes are at intervals as represented by F-F on the white notes of a piano. L16.