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Ionic order

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Ionic order
n.
One of the three main orders of classical Greek architecture, characterized by two opposed volutes in the capital.
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Ionic order
Ionic order capital
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Noun1.Ionic order - the second Greek orderIonic order - the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
Ionian order
order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
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Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Ionic order of architecture, one of the three Greek orders, or a modified form of it adopted by the Romans, distinguished esp.
A Column on columns by Galef, David / Verbatim
Nearby, concrete Columns harken back to the Ionic order of Greek architecture and, to the west, the sharp metallic bite of Eve's Apple captures the moment when knowledge is achieved and innocence is lost.
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