proto-Ionic

[ proh-toh-ahy-on-ik ]

/ ˌproʊ toʊ aɪˈɒn ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to architecture supposedly anticipating the Grecian Ionic order.

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Origin of proto-Ionic

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby proto-Ionic

Proto-Germanic, protogynous, protohistory, protohuman, Proto-Indo-European, proto-Ionic, protolanguage, protolithic, protolog, protomartyr, protomorphic

How to use proto-Ionic in a sentence

There are also funding and logistical imperatives for ISIS to pursue the proto-state strategy.
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Six Ionic columns supported the roof, and the single door was of bronze.
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No one was using Final Cut, so it was this Proto Editing program.
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Such proto-tweets allowed some full-time gossips to work as compilers of the “trending” topics of the day.
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There is "water" in English, "wasser" in German, "vatten" in Swedish, all cognates emanating from "wator" in proto-German.
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He was the chief of the seven sages of Greece, and founder of the Ionic sect of philosophers.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The middle of the wings are crowned with cupolas, and the gates have all Ionic pillars.
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Haber considers that ionic concentrations of 1014 can still account for very fast actions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz
The Ionians, however, originated the order which is therefore named Ionic.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius
In this book I have written as clearly as I could on the arrangements of Ionic temples.
Ten Books on Architecture|Vitruvius