Doric

• Dorick (obsolete)
• Dor. (abbreviation)

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏrĭk, IPA^(key): /ˈdɒɹɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɒɹɪk

Doric (comparative more Doric, superlative most Doric)

1. Relating to one of the Greek orders of architecture, distinguished by its simplicity and solidity.
   • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:

     It is certainly my personal favourite, for it was by way of Hardwick’s great Doric arch that I first sampled the roar and clatter of London streets, the trip being a boyhood reward for achieving (unexpected) success in a school examination!

2. Of or pertaining to the dialect of Scots spoken in the northeast of Scotland, predominantly Morayshire and Aberdeen areas.
3. Of or pertaining to the Ancient Greek dialect group once spoken in the north-west of Greece.
4. Synonym of Dorian; of or relating to the region of Doris in Asia Minor or the Dorians
5. (music) Belonging to a certain mode of Ancient Greek music, the Dorian mode.

Doric

1. A group of Ancient Greek dialects, once spoken in western Greece, southern Italy and Sicily.

   Holonym: Ancient Greek

   Meronym: Cretan

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