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    ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 arcadesplay

    Synonyms:

    Romanesque; Romanesque architecture

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    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Romanesque architecture" is a kind of...):

    architectural style; style of architecture; type of architecture (architecture as a kind of art form)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Romanesque architecture"):

    Norman architecture (a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century)

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