Complete Definition of "romanesque"

English

Etymology
From Roman + the French suffix -esque.

Adjective
romanesque

  1. Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire, but especially to the more developed architecture prevailing from the 8th century to the 12th.
  2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.

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