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romanesque
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun romanesque has 1 sense
- romanesque(n = noun.cognition) romanesque architecture - a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades; Array is a kind of architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture
has particulars: norman architecture
CIDE DICTIONARY
romanesque, a. [F. romanesque; cf. It. romanesco.].
- Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th. [1913 Webster]
- Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful. [1913 Webster]
romanesque, n.
Romanesque style. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
romanesque, n. & adj.
--n. a style of architecture prevalent in Europe c. 900-1200, with massive vaulting and round arches (cf. NORMAN).
--adj. of the Romanesque style of architecture.
--n. a style of architecture prevalent in Europe c. 900-1200, with massive vaulting and round arches (cf. NORMAN).
--adj. of the Romanesque style of architecture.
Etymology
F f. roman ROMANCE
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