lesser ionic

less·er i·on·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [les-er ahy-on-ik]
- /ˈlɛs ər aɪˈɒn ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [les-er ahy-on-ik]
- /ˈlɛs ər aɪˈɒn ɪk/

Definitions of lesser ionic words

noun lesser ionic Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter. 1
noun lesser ionic the dialect of ancient Greek spoken in Euboea, the Cyclades, and on the mainland of Asia Minor at Miletus and elsewhere. 1
noun lesser ionic Trademark. a style of printing type. 1
adjective lesser ionic Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2). 1
adjective lesser ionic Prosody. noting or employing a foot consisting either of two long followed by two short syllables (greater Ionic) or of two short followed by two long syllables (lesser Ionic) 1
adjective lesser ionic noting or pertaining to that variety of the eastern branch of the early Greek alphabet that was used for the writing of the Ionic dialect and that became the variety used for all dialects of Greek from the 4th century b.c. to the present. 1

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Origin of lesser ionic

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

1555-65; < Latin Iōnicus < Greek Iōnikós of Ionia; see -ic

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Parts of speech for Lesser ionic

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lesser ionic popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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