Doric
/ˈdɒɹɪk/ adjective, proper noun
Forms Dorick Dor.
- adjective Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the dialect of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland, predominantly Morayshire and Aberdeen areas.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in the north-west of Greece.
- adjective Synonym of Dorian; of or relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor or the Dorians
- adjective (music) Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music, the Dorian mode.
- proper noun A group of Ancient Greek dialects, once spoken in western Greece, southern Italy and Sicily.
- proper noun The Mid-Northern or Northeast dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the north-east of Scotland.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δωρικός (Dōrikós, “related to Dorians”). The senses referring to dialects of Scottish are thought to have come from the Scots’ rusticness associated with the Athenians’ view of Dorians as uncivilised.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians; as, the Doric dialect.
- adjective 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.
- noun The Doric dialect.
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “Doric”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details