"Art Deco" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɑːɹ(t) ˈdɛkəʊ/
Etymology: French Art déco, clipping of arts décoratifs (“decorative arts”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Art déco}} French Art déco, {{m|fr|arts décoratifs||decorative arts}} arts décoratifs (“decorative arts”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Art Deco
  1. A style of decorative art and architecture originating in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by bold geometric forms and simple composition. Categories (topical): Art Translations (style of decorative art and architecture): 裝飾藝術 (Chinese Mandarin), 装饰艺术 (zhuāngshì yìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), 裝飾派藝術 (Chinese Mandarin), 装饰派艺术 (zhuāngshìpài yìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), art deco (Finnish), Art déco [masculine] (French), Art déco (German), art déco [neuter] (Polish), art déco [masculine] (Portuguese), art deco [masculine] (Portuguese), ар-деко́ (ar-dekó) [neuter] (Russian), арт-деко́ (art-dekó) [neuter] (Russian), art decó [masculine] (Spanish), ар-деко́ (ar-dekó) [neuter] (Ukrainian), арт-деко́ (art-dekó) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Art_Deco-en-name-ytuqtxpl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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