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Doric

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Doric (adjective)
  2. Doric (noun)
  3. Doric mode (noun)
  4. Doric tetrachord (noun)
  5. proto-Doric (adjective)

1Dor·ic

adj \ˈdȯr-ik, ˈdär-\

Definition of DORIC

1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Dorians
2
: belonging to the oldest and simplest Greek architectural order — see order illustration
3
: of, relating to, or constituting Doric
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First Known Use of DORIC

1569

Other Architecture Terms

buttress, casita, cornice, fanlight, garret, lintel, parapet, pilaster, plinth

Rhymes with DORIC

auric, choric, toric

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