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grotesquerie definition

gro·tes·querie or grotesquery gro·tes′·query (grō tes′kə rē)

noun pl. grotesqueries -·queries

  1. a grotesque thing
  2. the quality or state of being grotesque

Etymology: < grotesque

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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