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In linguistics Aeolic Greek (/iːˈɒlɪk/; also Aeolian /iːˈoʊliən/ Lesbian or Lesbic dialect) is the set of dialects of Ancient Greek spoken mainly in Boeotia (a region in Central Greece) Thessaly in the Aegean island of Lesbos and the Greek colonies of Asia Minor (Aeolis).The Aeolic dialect shows many archaisms in comparison to the other Ancient Greek dialects (Attic-Ionic Doric Northwestern and Arcadocypriot) as well as many innovations.Aeolic Greek is most widely known for being the language of the writings of Sappho and Alcaeus of Mytilene.

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