deco
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of deco
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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On Aug. 5, Betancourt strode into a conference room behind the art deco facade of the old Greyhound Bus Terminal in downtown Washington that houses an auxiliary Pentagon office.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 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
Even the security guard watching over a small grocery store across the street from the three-story art deco library wears a bulletproof vest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Trump shared photos of the new bathroom on social media, saying it had been "renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
Formann’s Department Store was a tan art deco monolith.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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