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Doric order

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The least ornate of the three styles of classical Greek architecture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Dorian order

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Broader terms: order

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  • Catalan: ordre dòric — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Czech: dórský řád — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Finnish: doorilainen järjestelmä — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Hungarian: dór oszloprend — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Polish: porządek dorycki — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Romanian: ordin doric — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Russian: дори́ческий о́рдер (doríčeskij órder) — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
  • Russian: дори́ческий о́рден (doríčeskij órden) — one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture