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romanesque

Ro.man.esque \.ro--m*-'nesk\ aj : of or relating to a style of architecture 
   developed in Italy and wester n Europe between the Roman and the Gothic 
   styles and characterized in its development after 1000 by the use of the 
   round arch and vault, substitution of piers for columns, decorative use of 
   arcades, and profuse ornament - Romanesque n