"Doric" is a word in ENGLISH
Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians;
as, the Doric dialect.
Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and simplest of the
three orders of architecture used by the Greeks, but ranked as second
of the five orders adopted by the Romans. See Abacus, Capital, Order.
Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical modes or
keys. Its character was adapted both to religions occasions and to war.
The Doric dialect.
And no wonder; for the new technique of "subliminal projection," as it was called, was intimately associated with mass entertainment, and in the life of civilized human beings massed entertainment now plays a part comparable to that played in the Middle Ages be religion.
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Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric; as, a Dorian fashion.
Read the complete definitionThe space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See …
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