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Definition of Doric adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Doric

adjective
 
/ˈdɒrɪk/
 
/ˈdɔːrɪk/
 [usually before noun] (architecture)
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  1. used to describe the oldest style of architecture in ancient Greece that has thick plain columns and no decoration at the top
    • a Doric column/temple
    Topics Buildingsc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDoric is used with these nouns:
    • column
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    Word Originvia Latin from Greek Dōrikos, from Dōrios ‘of Doris’.
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