| 释义 | 
		dorian mode noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: translation of Greek dōria harmonia 1.  : a Greek mode consisting of two disjunct tetrachords represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from E to E — see greek mode illustration 2.  : an authentic ecclesiastical mode consisting of a pentachord and an upper conjunct tetrachord represented on the white keys of the piano by an ascending diatonic scale from D to D — see mode illustration |