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Romanesque definition

Ro·man·esque (rō′mə nesk′)

adjective

  1. designating or of a style of European architecture of the 11th and 12th cent., based on the Roman and characterized by the use of the round arch and vault, thick, massive walls, interior bays, etc.
  2. designating or of a style of painting, sculpture, etc. corresponding to this

Etymology: Fr < It romanesco, romanzesco < romanzo < OFr romanz: see Romance & -esque

noun

the Romanesque style of architecture, painting, etc.

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