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art nouveau

art nouveau is the alternative letter-case form of Art Nouveau.

Proper noun capitalized: Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau (uncountable)

  1. A decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants.

Forms of art nouveau

alternative formart nouveau

Origin of art nouveau

Unadapted borrowing from French art nouveau (literally “new art”).

Questions about art nouveau

What does art nouveau mean?
Art nouveau means a decorative style of art and architecture that especially used the sinuous and flowing lines of plants.
What is art nouveau the alternative letter-case form of?
Art nouveau is the alternative letter-case form of Art Nouveau.
What part of speech is art nouveau?
Art nouveau is a proper noun.

Words near art nouveau in the dictionary

  1. art movie
  2. art movies
  3. art music
  4. art name
  5. art names
  6. art nouveau
  7. art object
  8. art objects
  9. art of the possible
  10. art of war
  11. art paper

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