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Romanesque

ro·ma·nes·que

UK/ˌɹəʊməˈnɛsk/ US/ˌɹoʊməˈnɛsk/ uncommon

noun

1.

a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades

Origin

From Roman + -esque. Doublet of Romanesco.

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