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rococo Definition


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rococo
noun
    1. A style of architecture, decoration and furniture-making originating in France in the early 18c, characterized by elaborate ornamentation and unsymmetrical and broken curves; a freer development of the baroque.
    2. A style of music of the 18c characterized by similarly elaborate ornamentation.
adj
    1. Relating to, or in, this style.
    2. Said of music, literature, etc: florid and elaborate.
Etymology: 19c: French from rocaille rock-work or shell-work.



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