Definition of Dorian

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 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.
n.1.A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.


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