About The Word Dorian
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Dorian
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What's The Definition Of Dorian?
[n] a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dorian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dorian: Dorian In Webster's Dictionary \Do"ri*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric;
as, a Dorian fashion.
2. (Mus.) Same as {Doric}, 3. ``Dorian mood.'' --Milton.
{Dorian mode} (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes
or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but
with the B natural. --Grove.
\Do"ri*an\, n. A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece. |
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