English dictionary
Romanesque
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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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.
Source: webster1913
noun
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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
Synonyms romanesque architectureSource: WordNet 3.0
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Romanesque style.
Source: webster1913