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Ionic 1. of, denoting, or relating to one of the five classical orders of architecture, characterized by fluted columns and capitals with scroll-like ornaments 2. of or relating to Ionia, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Ancient Greek 3. Prosody of, relating to, designating, or employing Ionics in verse 4. one of four chief dialects of Ancient Greek; the dialect spoken in Ionia 5. (in classical prosody) a type of metrical foot having either two long followed by two short syllables (greater Ionic), or two short followed by two long syllables (lesser Ionic) www.hellenism.net/eng/arts.htm How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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