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Doric
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doric dòric
English
thumb|Illustration which presents the Doric order of architecture
Alternative forms
en Dorick obsolete
en Dor. abbreviation
Etymology
From en grc Δωρικός related to Dorians. The senses referring to dialects of Scottish are thought to have come from the Scots’ rusticness associated with the Athenians’ view of Dorians as uncivilised.
Pronunciation
dŏrĭk RP, en /ˈdɒɹɪk/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Doric.wav US
en ɒɹɪk 2
Adjective
Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
en 1951 October R. S. McNaught Lines of Approach Railway Magazine 703 It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was by way of Hardwick’s great Doric arch that I first sampled the roar and clatter of London streets, the trip being a boyhood reward for achieving (unexpected) success in a school examination!
Of or pertaining to the dialect of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland, predominantly Morayshire and Aberdeen areas.
Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in the north-west of Greece.
en Dorian; of or relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor or the Dorians
en music Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music, the Dorian mode.
Derived terms
en Dorically Doric Greek Doricism<t:Doric style of architecture> Doricism Doric order hyperdoric,hyper-Doric hyperdoricism,hyper-Doricism hyperdorism protodoric protodoric,proto-Doric<pos:adjective>
Related terms
en Dorian Doris
Translations
relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture
Polish: pl dorycki
Proper noun
A group of Ancient Greek dialects, once spoken in western Greece, southern Italy and Sicily.
en Ancient Greek
en Cretan
The Mid-Northern or Northeast dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the north-east of Scotland.
Derived terms
en Doricism<t:Doric Greek phrase or style> Proto-Doric<pos:proper noun>
Translations
Greek dialect
Armenian: hy դորիական
Asturian: ast doricu m
Catalan: ca dòric m
Czech: cs dórský
Danish: da Dorisk m
Dutch: nl Dorisch n
Finnish: fi doorilainen murre
French: fr dorique m
Galician: gl dórico m
German: de Dorisch n, de Dorismus m
Alemannic German: gsw Dorisch n
Greek: el δωρική f
Ancient Greek: grc δωρισμός m, grc Δωρισμός m
Ido: io Doriana
Interlingua: ia dorico
Italian: it dorico m
Japanese: ja ドーリス方言 dōrisu hōgen
Latin: la Dōris f
Norwegian: no Dorisk m
Polish: pl dialekt dorycki m
Portuguese: pt dórico m
Russian: ru дори́йский m диале́кт, ru дори́ческий m диале́кт
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: sh дорски m
Latin: sh dorski m
Spanish: es dórico m
Swedish: sv dorisk
Tamil: ta டொரிக்
dialect of Scots
Polish: pl dialekt dorycki m