baroque
adjective/bəˈrɒk/
/bəˈrəʊk/
(also Baroque)
[usually before noun]- used to describe European architecture, art and music of the 17th and early 18th centuries that has a grand and highly decorated style
- baroque churches/music
- the baroque period
Oxford Collocations DictionaryBaroque is used with these nouns:- cathedral
- era
- music
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French (originally designating a pearl of irregular shape), from Portuguese barroco, Spanish barrueco, or Italian barocco; of unknown ultimate origin.
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