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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Dorian
    adj 1: of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris,
           to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture
    n 1: a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the
         prehistoric Greeks
    2: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece
       from the north about 1100 BC

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dorian \Do"ri*an\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric;
      as, a Dorian fashion.
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   2. (Mus.) Same as Doric, 3. "Dorian mood." --Milton.
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   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.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dorian \Do"ri*an\, n.
   A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
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