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baroque definition

ba·roque (bə rōk)

adjective

    1. of, characteristic of, or like a style of art and architecture characterized by much ornamentation and curved rather than straight lines
    2. of, characteristic of, or like a style of music characterized by highly embellished melodies and fugal or contrapuntal forms
  1. designating or of the period in which these styles flourished (c. 1600-1750)
  2. fantastically overdecorated; gaudily ornate
  3. irregular in shape: said of pearls

Etymology: Fr, orig., irregular < Port barroco, imperfect pearl

noun

the period of the Baroque style of art
cf. rococo

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