Doric vs Ionic

Doric

adj
  • Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity. 

  • Relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor. 

  • Of or pertaining to the dialect of Scots spoken in the north east of Scotland, predominantly Morayshire and Aberdeen areas. 

  • Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in the north west of Greece. 

  • Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music. 

name
  • The Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in northwestern Greece, southern Italy, and Sicily. 

  • The Mid Northern or Northeast dialect of Lowland Scots spoken in the north east of Scotland. 

Ionic

adj
  • of an order of classical Greek architecture whose distinguishing feature is a capital with spiral volutes. 

  • Synonym of Ionian; of or relating to Ionia or the Ionians 

noun
  • A four-syllable metrical unit of light-light-heavy-heavy (‿ ‿ — —) that occurs in Ancient Greek and Latin poetry. 

name
  • A sub-dialect of the Attic-Ionic dialectal group of Ancient Greek consisting of Old Ionic and New Ionic. 

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