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DORIC

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris

Synonyms:

Doric; Doric dialect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Doric" is a kind of...):

Ancient Greek (the Greek language prior to the Roman Empire)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Doric order (the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base)

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