ionian order

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   the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls

   SynonymsIonic order

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Questions about ionian order

What does ionian order mean?

ionian order means "the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls".

What is another word for ionian order?

Close synonyms include Ionic order. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ionian order a common word?

ionian order is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.