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11Ionic — /uy on ik/, adj. 1. Archit. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus …
12ionic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the order of Greek architecture characterized by a column with scroll shapes on either side of the capital. 2 of the ancient Greek dialect used in Ionia. n. the Ionic dialect. Etymology: L Ionicus f. Gk Ionikos …
13Ionic — adj. & n. adj. 1 of the order of Greek architecture characterized by a column with scroll shapes on either side of the capital. 2 of the ancient Greek dialect used in Ionia. n. the Ionic dialect. Etymology: L Ionicus f. Gk Ionikos …
14Dialect — Di a*lect, n. [F. dialecte, L. dialectus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to converse, discourse. See {Dialogue}.] 1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech. [1913 Webster] This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds of… …
15Attic dialect — ▪ dialect Ancient Greek dialect that was the language of ancient Athens. Its closest relative was the Ionic dialect of Euboea. With the ascendance of the Athenian empire in the course of the 5th century BC, Attic became the most prestigious …
16Ionic order — The Ionic order column forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian. (There are two lesser orders, the stocky Tuscan order and the rich variant… …
17greater Ionic — Ionic I*on ic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the {greater Ionic}; or two short and two long, that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in …
18smaller Ionic — Ionic I*on ic, n. 1. (Pros.) (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two short, that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the {greater Ionic}; or two short and two long, that is, a pyrrhic and a spondee, in …
19Ionic — 1. adjective a) of or related to Ionians b) of an order of classical Greek architecture; the Ionic order 2. noun A sub dialect of the Attic Ionic dialectal group of …
20Ionic — /aɪˈɒnɪk/ (say uy onik) adjective 1. Architecture denoting or relating to one of the three Greek orders (order def. 35b) , distinguished by its slender proportions, the volutes on the capitals, and the continuous (often figured) frieze. 2.… …
