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baroque
noun(ba-roque)
elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
Synonyms: baroqueness,
baroque
adjective(ba-roque)
having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
Examples:
The building...frantically baroque.
baroque
noun(ba-roque)
the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
Synonyms: baroque era, baroque period,
baroque
(ba-roque)
of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

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