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  art deco

  noun

  a style of decorative art developed originally in the 1920s with a revival in the 1960s, marked chiefly by geometric motifs, curvilinear forms, sharply defined outlines, often bold colors, and the use of synthetic materials, as plastics.
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  Art Deco

art deco

American  

Or Art Deco

noun

1. a style of decorative art developed originally in the 1920s with a revival in the 1960s, marked chiefly by geometric motifs, curvilinear forms, sharply defined outlines, often bold colors, and the use of synthetic materials, as plastics.

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Art Deco British  

/ ˈdɛkəʊ /

noun

1. 1. a style of interior decoration, jewellery, architecture, etc, at its height in the 1930s and characterized by geometrical shapes, stylized natural forms, and symmetrical utilitarian designs adapted to mass production

   2. ( as modifier )

      an Art-Deco carpet

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Etymology

Origin of art deco

1965–70; < French Art Déco, shortened from Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, an exposition of modern decorative and industrial arts held in Paris, France, in 1925

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He stops frequently to point out neoclassical and art deco flourishes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Prices have increased in places like Miramar, Nuevo Vedado and Vedado -- neighborhoods with neoclassical mansions, embassies and art deco jewels.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

And so began a series of paintings of skyscrapers in New York, capped in 1927 by her art deco masterpiece, “Radiator Building—Night, New York.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025

The ceremony, held at Radio City Music Hall amid the art deco splendor of old New York, was presided over by Tony-winner Cynthia Erivo, a natural wonder of the theatrical universe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025

Eric’s apartment had crossbeamed ceilings and a fireplace with an art deco mantel.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Morris said nearby St Martin's Church and Miami's Art Deco architecture inspired the project, featured on Channel 4's Grand Designs.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Another survivor in Mumbai -- formerly known as Bombay -- is the Regal Cinema, an Art Deco hall that opened in 1933.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

In a November notice to contractors, the VA described the renovation of the vacant Art Deco structure as a “seed” project for Trump’s executive order to create a National Center for Warrior Independence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He’d return with images of abandoned stairwells, dilapidated neon signage, Art Deco theater facades, boiler room control valves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

With military discipline, the students marched down the block to the Kress building, an Art Deco structure which was, coincidentally, one of the most beautiful commercial buildings in Durham.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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