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Ju·gend·stil 
[yoo-guhnt-shteel] Pronunciation Key
[yoo-guhnt-shteel] Pronunciation Key –noun (sometimes lowercase)
) | art nouveau as practiced in German-speaking countries. |
[Origin: 1925–30; < G, equiv. to Jugend youth + Stil style]
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| Ju·gend·stil
(yōō'gənt-shtēl') Pronunciation Key
n. A style of architecture and decorative art similar to art nouveau, popular in German-speaking areas of Europe during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [German : Jugend, youth + Stil, style.] |
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Jugendstil
Jugendstil
Ger. equivalent of art nouveau, from "Jugend," lit. "youth," name of a Ger. magazine begun in 1896 + stil "style."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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