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baroque

The correct spelling is baroque.

How to pronounce baroque

adjective

IPA: /bæˈɹɒk/

Say it like: Bar-okw-e

The correct spelling is baroque. Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.

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Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Ornate, intricate, decorated, laden with detail.
  2. 2.Complex and beautiful, despite an outward irregularity.
  3. 3.Chiseled from stone, or shaped from wood, in a garish, crooked, twisted, or slanted sort of way, grotesque.
  4. 4.Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.

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