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corinthian (enc)

Corinthian

Noun1.Corinthian - a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
hedonist, pleasure seeker - someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
2.Corinthian - a resident of Corinth
Corinth, Korinthos - the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens
Hellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece
Adj.1.corinthian - most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
doric - oldest and simplest of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
ionic - an order of classical Greek architecture
2.corinthian - of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants

 

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