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Lydian \Lyd"i*an\, a. [L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. ?.]
Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its
inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of
one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which
was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character.
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Softly sweet in Lydian measures,
Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures. --Dryden.
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{Lydian stone}, a flint slate used by the ancients to try
gold and silver; a touchstone. See {Basanite}.
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