Baroque

Definitions of Baroque
  1. noun
    the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
    synonyms: Baroque era, Baroque period
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    age, historic period
    an era of history having some distinctive feature
  2. adjective
    of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750
    synonyms: baroque
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