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Doric

 
Dictionary: Dor·ic   (dôr'ĭk, dŏr'-) pronunciation
n.
A dialect of ancient Greek spoken in the Peloponnesus, Crete, certain of the Aegean Islands, Sicily, and southern Italy.

adj.
  1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or designating Doric.
  2. In the style of or designating the Doric order.

[Latin Dōricus, from Greek Dōrikos, from Dōris, Doris.]


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One of the three main styles of Greek architecture (the others are Corinthian and Ionic). The Doric column is heavy and fluted; its capital is plain.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (architecture) oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
  Antonyms: ionic (meaning #2), corinthian (meaning #1)


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dorisk, bred, landlig
n. - dorisk orden, dorisk

idioms:

  • doric order    dorisk orden

Nederlands (Dutch)
Dorisch (muziek/ architectuur), plat Engels dialect (m.n. in Schotland), sterk en boers

Français (French)
adj. - dorique
n. - dialecte (Grèce antique), anglais rustique (un discours, un langage)

idioms:

  • doric order    ordre dorique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dorisch
n. - Dorisch, dorischer Dialekt

idioms:

  • doric order    dorische Ordnung

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δωρικός

idioms:

  • doric order    (αρχιτ.) δωρικός ρυθμός

Italiano (Italian)
dorico

idioms:

  • doric order    ordine dorico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - dórico

idioms:

  • doric order    ordem (f) dórica

Русский (Russian)
дорический

idioms:

  • doric order    дорический ордер

Español (Spanish)
adj. - dórico
n. - dórico

idioms:

  • doric order    orden dórico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ark. dorisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
多利斯地方的, 多利斯型的, 乡土音重的, 多利斯人, 多利斯语言

idioms:

  • doric order    多利克柱式

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 多利斯地方的, 多利斯型的, 鄉土音重的
n. - 多利斯人, 多利斯語言

idioms:

  • doric order    多利克柱式

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도리스 사람의, 도리스식의
n. - 도리스 지방어, 도리스 양식

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ドーリス人の, ドーリス方言の, 田舎風の, ドーリス式の
n. - ドーリス方言, 方言, ドーリス様式

idioms:

  • doric order    ドーリア様式

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ذو علاقه باللهجه الدوريه ( إحدى لهجات اللغه اليونانيه القديمه)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פשוט, דורי, האדריכלות היוונית העתיקה והפשוטה ביותר‬
n. - ‮(עגת-דיבור) לא-מהוקצעת, האדריכלות היוונית העתיקה והפשוטה ביותר, ניב הדיבור ההודי ביוון העתיקה‬


 
 
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Dor. (abbreviation)
demimetope
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