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Dorian


Definition: Meaning of, Dorian in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdɔːrɪən /

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  1. of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture
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Dorian Dorians
  1. a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
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  2. the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
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Dorian used in phrases

  • Dorian Gray
    1. the main character in the novel The PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar WILDE
  • Dorian order (noun)
    1. the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
  • Gray, Dorian
    1. the main character in the novel The PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde
  • Picture of Dorian Gray, The
    1. (1891) a novel by Oscar WILDE about a beautiful young man, Dorian Gray, who has a painting of himself that he keeps in the ATTIC (= a room under the roof) of his house. Dorian Gray's own face remains young and beautiful, but the face in the painting looks older and more ugly as Gray becomes more and more evil and immoral.
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