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1. (adj.) Doric
of or designating one of the five classical orders of architecture, characterized typically by a fluted column having as a capital a convex circular molding, or echinus, supporting a square slab, or abacus.
2. (n.) Doric
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken in the S and E Peloponnesus and eastward from Crete through the islands of the S Aegean Sea to SW Asia Minor.
3. Doric
rustic English speech.
Etymology: (1555–65; < L Dōricus < Gk Dōrikós Dorian)
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| Definition of 'Doric' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) Doric, Doric dialect
the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris
2. (adj) doric
of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Doric
pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect
2. (adj) Doric
belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus, Capital, Order
3. (adj) Doric
of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war
4. (noun) Doric
the Doric dialect
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Doric
the oldest, strongest, and simplest of the four Grecian orders of architecture.
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