Definitions for: Dorian

[n] a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: Greek, Hellene

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