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Baroque

Ba·roque


noun 
Definition:
 
1. flamboyant style of architecture and art: the baroque style of architecture and art, or its period in European history

2. highly ornamented 17C music: highly ornamented music of the 17th century written by composers such as Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Telemann

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