baroque Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the historic period from about 1600 until 1750 when the baroque style of art, architecture, and music flourished in Europe
   Baroque era; Baroque period.
   
2. noun elaborate and extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century
   baroqueness.
   
3. adjective satellite having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation
   churrigueresco; churrigueresque.
   
   • the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
4. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750
   

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