Variant or alternative form of Doric; relating to ancient Dorian culture or the Doric architectural style.
From Doric with the adjective suffix '-al'; an archaic or variant form of the more common 'Doric' appearing in older texts.
Dorical is essentially a ghost word—it appears in some historical texts but was superseded by the simpler 'Doric,' showing how language naturally selects shorter forms.
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