Meanings
noun
- The least ornate of the three styles of classical Greek architecture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
Similar
Dorian order
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan ordre dòric
- ordre dòricone of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Czech dórský řád
- dórský řádone of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Finnish doorilainen järjestelmä
- doorilainen järjestelmäone of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Hungarian dór oszloprend
- dór oszloprendone of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Polish porządek dorycki
- porządek doryckione of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Romanian ordin doric
- ordin doricone of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Russian дори́ческий о́рдер, дори́ческий о́рден
- дори́ческий о́рдер (doríčeskij órder)one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
- дори́ческий о́рден (doríčeskij órden)one of the three styles of classical Greek architecture
Cite this entry
APA
Doric order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doric%20order
MLA
“Doric order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doric%20order. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Doric order,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Doric%20order.
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