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baroque

ba·ro·que

UK/bæˈɹɒk/ US/bəˈɹoʊk/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

  • “the building...frantically baroque” William Dean Howells
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noun

1.

elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

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Origin

Via French baroque (which originally meant a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco (“irregular pearl”); related to Spanish barrueco and Italian barocco, of uncertain ultimate origin, but possibly from Latin verrūca (“wart”). It has been suggested that the term derives from Baroco, a technical term from scholastic logic.

Phrases

  • baroque organ
  • baroque pearl
  • baroque piety
  • baroque pitch
  • baroque pop
  • baroque rock
  • earthquake baroque

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