| NOUN | cognition | Romanesque architecture, Romanesque | a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD |
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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 arcades. | |
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| Synonym | Romanesque | |
| Narrower | Norman architecture | A Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century |
| Broader | architectural style, style of architecture, type of architecture | architecture as a kind of art form |
| Spanish | arquitectura románica, románico | |
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