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# corinthian

adjective

«corinthian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Of or from Corinth, an old city in Greece. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corinthian/#m1)
2. A Corinthian column is a tall pillar with a top carved with leaves and curls, one of three old Greek styles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corinthian/#m2)

### In the lessons

in lessons on old Greek buildings: the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles of pillar, each linked to a god or goddess

### Examples

- The temple had tall Corinthian columns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corinthian/#x1)
- The Corinthian style has carved leaves on top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corinthian/#x2)
- Greek builders used three styles: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corinthian/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «corinthian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/corinthian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«corinthian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/corinthian.html) on Mova free.