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doric
OXFORD DICTIONARY
doric, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 (of a dialect) broad, rustic.
2 Archit. of the oldest, sturdiest, and simplest of the Greek orders.
--n.
1 rustic English or esp. Scots.
2 Archit. the Doric order.
3 the dialect of the Dorians in ancient Greece.
--adj.
1 (of a dialect) broad, rustic.
2 Archit. of the oldest, sturdiest, and simplest of the Greek orders.
--n.
1 rustic English or esp. Scots.
2 Archit. the Doric order.
3 the dialect of the Dorians in ancient Greece.
Etymology
L Doricus f. Gk Dorikos (as DORIAN)
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