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- pronunciation:
- b
rok
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
(often cap.) of or pertaining to the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, from about 1550 to about 1750, characterized by bold expression of emotion and elaborate forms of ornamentation.
Much Baroque music featured the harpsichord or the pipe organ.- similar words:
- rococo
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| definition 2: |
ornately or extravagantly ornamented; flamboyant.
- synonyms:
- flamboyant, florid, ornate, overwrought
- similar words:
- arabesque, decorated, elaborate, fancy, festooned, flashy, frilly, garish, gaudy, ornamented
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| definition 3: |
shaped irregularly.
a baroque pearl- synonyms:
- irregular
- similar words:
- asymmetric, deformed, grotesque, misshapen, uneven
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| related words: |
florid, luxuriant, ornate |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
(often cap.) the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance.
This very ornate cathedral is an example of Baroque.- similar words:
- rococo
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| definition 2: |
a thing that is extravagantly decorated or ornate.
- similar words:
- arabesque, bauble, gewgaw
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