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Synonyms for baroque

Noun

1. baroque, baroqueness, artistic style, idiom
usage: elaborate an extensive ornamentation in decorative art and architecture that flourished in Europe in the 17th century

Adjective

1. baroque, churrigueresque, churrigueresco, fancy (vs. plain)
usage: having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation; "the building...frantically baroque"-William Dean Howells
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