Doric

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Doric \Dor"ic\, n.
     The Doric dialect.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Doric \Dor"ic\, a. [L. Doricus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the Dorians.]
     1. Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians;
        as, the Doric dialect.
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     2. (Arch.) 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}.
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     Note: This order is distinguished, according to the treatment
           of details, as Grecian Doric, or Roman Doric.
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     3. (Mus.) Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical
        modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions
        occasions and to war.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  doric
       adj : oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek
             architecture [ant: {ionic}, {corinthian}]
       n : the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus