Doric Definition

dôrĭk, dŏr-
noun
The Greek dialect of Doris.
Webster's New World
A rustic English dialect as contrasted with Standard English.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Doric dialect
pronoun

An ancient Greek dialect spoken in ancient times.

Wiktionary
adjective
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or designating Doric.
American Heritage
Of Doris or its people, language, or culture.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a classical (Greek or Roman) order of architecture, distinguished by simplicity of form, esp. by fluted columns with simple capitals.
Webster's New World

Origin of Doric

  • Latin Dōricus from Greek Dōrikos from Dōris , Doris

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek Δωρικός (Dōrikos, “related to Dorians”).

    From Wiktionary

Doric Sentence Examples

  • On the inner side towards the Acropolis, this wall is faced with a portico of six Doric columns.

  • Fragments of Doric columns and foundations were discovered, probably intended for the temple begun by Peisistratus, the orientation of which differed slightly from that of the later structure.

  • The Temple of Peace is a building of the Roman period of the 2nd century B.C., with six Doric columns on the front, eight on the sides and none at the back; it was excavated in 1836 and is now entirely covered up. Traces of a Roman theatre and amphitheatre (?) have also been found.

  • The Monument (1677), Fish Street Hill, City, erected from the designs of Wren in commemoration of the great fire of 1666, is a Doric column surmounted by a gilt representation of a flaming urn.

  • Under the hill of Ascension are the remains of a temple, popularly called of Neptune, a very simple Doric structure, which still in its mutilated state presents some peculiarities of architecture.

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