Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of a Hellenic people that invaded Greece around 1100 BC and remained culturally and linguistically distinct within the Greek world.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to Doris, a small district of ancient Greece, lying south of Thessaly and northwest of Phocis; relating to or originating with the inhabitants of Doris.
- Of or pertaining to the Doric race; Doric.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
- noun A member of the Doric or Dorian race, one of the four great divisions of the ancient Hellenes or Greeks (the others being the Æolians, the Ionians, and the Acheans).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric.
- adjective (Mus.) Same as
Doric , 3. - adjective (Mus.) the first of the authentic church modes or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but with the B natural.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or relating to the
Dorians - noun a member of the
Dorians - proper noun A male
given name , apparently first used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC
- adjective of or relating to the ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris, to their Doric dialect of Greek, or to their culture
- noun a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Irons, the 24-year-old son of actors Jeremy Irons and Sinéad Cusack, has appeared in Dorian Gray and Being Julia.
Stephen Graham, Max Irons and Sam Claflin Join Pirates of the Caribbean 4 | /Film 2010
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Dorian is hardly a family values candidate and has chosen as her main issue gay marriage --- hardly an issue in a mayoral race.
Gay Marriage: No Dissent Allowed nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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He seemed so mysterious in Dorian and Ashaya's story, I have been intrigued ever since!
Q & A Nalini Singh 2009
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Do we get any hints about her mate in Dorian's book (please, please:)
Weekly Catchup Nalini Singh 2008
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I still hope to find out what motivated a Psy female to have sex with a drunk Changeling male (in Dorian's past)?
Hostage to Pleasure Release!! Nalini Singh 2008
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I know Dorian is a favorite with many of you, so today, I thought we'd talk about favorite heroes.
Archive 2007-10-01 Nalini Singh 2007
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Cannot wait for this one -- although Dorian is a curent favorite.
When Characters Make Their Own Rules Nalini Singh 2007
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This is another expression of Dorian contempt for Ionian prowess; see Appendix H, Dialects and Ethnic Groups, ©8.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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This is another expression of Dorian contempt for Ionian prowess; see Appendix H, Dialects and Ethnic Groups, ©8.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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A young man's quest for immortality takes a dark and dangerous turn in one of the most terrifying gothic horror stories, but if the name Dorian Gray doesn't ring a bell, there's one comic you must experience this December --
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