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Ionian Islands
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ionic bond
Ionic order
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Ionic order
I·on·ic or·der


noun 
Definition:
 
order of classical architecture: one of the five classical orders of architecture, characterized by fluted columns and capitals with spiral scroll-shaped ornaments
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