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Dictionary definition for: Grotesque

1. (n) art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

2. (s) distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas" "twisted into monstrous shapes"

3. (s) ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition" "fantastic Halloween costumes" "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

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