art deco
noun/ˌɑːt ˈdekəʊ/
/ˌɑːrt ˈdekəʊ/
(also Art Deco)
[uncountable]- a popular style of art in the 1920s and 1930s that has geometric shapes with clear outlines and bright strong coloursCultureModern materials such as chrome and plastic are used in art deco. Many of New York's famous buildings are influenced by art deco.Topics Buildingsc2Word Origin1960s: shortened from French art décoratif ‘decorative art’, from the 1925 Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris.
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