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baroque

/bəˈrɒk/adjective

उच्चारण बरॉक

बरोक (अलंकृत शैली)

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    used to describe European architecture, art and music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries that has a grand and highly decorated style

    बरोक (अलंकृत शैली)

    • baroque architecture
    • The cathedral is a magnificent example of baroque design, full of curves and golden detail.
    • We studied baroque music, such as the works of Bach, in class.
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    • The palace has a baroque ceiling covered in paintings.
    • Baroque churches often have curved walls and rich decoration.

    Synonyms ornate elaborate florid extravagant decorative

    Opposite plain simple austere minimalist

≈Synonyms and antonyms
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?Which word?

Keep the decorated words together: baroque (grand and highly decorated), ornate (with a lot of decoration), florid (too decorated), rococo (very ornate eighteenth-century style), flamboyant.

अलंकृत के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: baroque (भव्य और अत्यधिक अलंकृत), ornate (बहुत सजावट वाला), florid (अत्यधिक अलंकृत), rococo (अठारहवीं सदी की बहुत अलंकृत शैली), flamboyant।

§Grammar and usage

The opposite austere means simple and without decoration.

विपरीत austere का अर्थ सादा और बिना सजावट है।

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General knowledge

The Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa is an example of baroque architecture in India.

गोवा का Basilica of Bom Jesus भारत में बरोक स्थापत्य का उदाहरण है।