Lydian

[ lid-ee-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of or relating to Lydia.
(of music) softly or sensuously sweet; voluptuous.

noun

an inhabitant of Lydia.
an Anatolian language of Lydia, written in a modified Greek alphabet.

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adjective

of or relating to ancient Lydia, its inhabitants, or their language
music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from F to F See also Hypo- Compare Hypolydian

noun

an inhabitant of Lydia
the extinct language of the Lydians, thought to belong to the Anatolian group or family

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Lydian¹

First recorded in 1535–45; Lydi(a) + -an

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Example Sentences

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So terrified were the warring Lydians and Medes at the arrival of an eclipse in 585 BC, Herodotus tells us, they immediately made peace.

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The kingdoms of the Medes and Lydian had waged a brutal war for years.

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So all Lydian modes have the same key signature as the major key a perfect fourth below them.

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Klejman, who was also the Met’s source for part of the Lydian Hoard.

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Titled “Holy Song of Thanksgiving of a Convalescent to the Deity, in the Lydian Mode,” it was written after Beethoven recovered from a serious intestinal illness, just two years before his death.

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Lydia Lydian mode

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