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 mood.'' --Milton.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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