doric
IPA: dˈɔrɪk
Root Word: Doric
noun
- The Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily.
- The Mid Northern or Northeast dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the north east of Scotland.
adjective
- Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
- Of or pertaining to the dialect of Scots spoken in the north east of Scotland, predominantly Morayshire and Aberdeen areas.
- Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in the north west of Greece.
- Synonym of Dorian; of or relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor or the Dorians
- (music) Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music.
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Examples of "doric" in Sentences
- A perfected doric column in fact.
- La segmentation correspond doric .
- The other two are the Doric and Ionic.
- Thanks for the encouraging words Doric.
- It is on the Doric branch of the family.
- Solon was an admirer of the Doric Greeks.
- The Missouri Crematory is Doric in design.
- The frieze comes without the Doric triglyph and metope.
- Doric and Corinthian columns flank the windows around the facade.
- The church is built on a Tuscan style from the outside and Doric on the inside.
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