"grotesquerie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɡɹəʊˈtɛskəɹi/ Forms: grotesqueries [plural]
Etymology: From the French. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} grotesquerie (countable and uncountable, plural grotesqueries)
  1. The quality of being grotesque or macabre. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (quality of being grotesque): grotesquerie [feminine] (French), grotesquería [feminine] (Spanish), groteskeri [feminine] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-grotesquerie-en-noun-SFENyUow Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'quality of being grotesque': 97 3
  2. (literature) A genre of horror literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as Ambrose Bierce and Fritz Leiber. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Literature
    Sense id: en-grotesquerie-en-noun-ivQKfCL5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 72 Topics: literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: grotesquery

Alternative forms

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