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art nouveau

noun

(also Art Nouveau) noun

NAmE//ˌɑrt nuˈvoʊ//

, NAmE//ˌɑr nuˈvoʊ//

[uncountable]

a style of decorative art and architecture popular in Europe and the U.S. at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century, that uses complicated designs and curved patterns based on natural shapes like leaves and flowers

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