Doric
adjective/ˈdɒrɪk/
/ˈdɔːrɪk/
[usually before noun] (architecture)- 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
Oxford Collocations DictionaryDoric is used with these nouns:- column
Word Originvia Latin from Greek Dōrikos, from Dōrios ‘of Doris’.Definitions on the go
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