ART DECO


Meaning of ART DECO in English

[ 'dɛkəʊ ]

■ noun a style of decorative art characterized by precise and boldly delineated geometric shapes.

Origin

1960s: shortened from Fr. art décoratif 'decorative art', from the 1925 Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris.

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