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dec·o       [dek-oh, dey-koh, dey-koh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.art deco.
–adjective
2.of, pertaining to, or suggestive of art deco design: The new wallpaper gives the foyer a deco look.
Also, Deco.


[Origin: 1970–75; by shortening]
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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.
Also, Art Deco.
Also called deco, Deco.


[Origin: 1965–70; < F 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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dec·o       (děk'ō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Art deco.

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deco

noun
a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production 

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