Romanesque

rō-man-esk′, n. that which pertains to romance: ( arch it. ) the style of round-arched and vaulted architecture which succeeded Roman architecture, from about the time of Const an tine (c. 350 A.D. ) till it was gradually superseded by Gothic in the 12th century: the dialect of Langue doc. [Fr.,—Sp. Romanesco —L. Romanicus .]