DORIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Doric mean? 

• DORIC (noun)
  The noun DORIC has 1 sense:

1. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris

  Familiarity information: DORIC used as a noun is very rare.

• DORIC (adjective)
  The adjective DORIC has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to the Doric style of architecture

  Familiarity information: DORIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DORIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Doris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Doric; Doric dialect

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

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

• DORIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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)