noun
a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production
• Syn: ↑deco
• Hypernyms: ↑artistic movement, ↑art movement
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a popular style of decorative art in the 1920s and 1930s that has ↑geometric shapes with clear outlines and bright strong colours
Word Origin:
[art deco] 1960s: shortened from French art décoratif ‘decorative art’, from the 1925 Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
Culture:
Modern materials such as chrome and plastic are used in art deco. Many of New York’s famous buildings are influenced by art deco.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.