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art nou·veau (ärt′no̵̅o̅ vō′, är′-; Fr ȧr-)

a movement in arts and crafts of the late 19th and early 20th cent., characterized by curvilinear designs styled from nature

Etymology: Fr, from the name of an art gallery (c. 1895) carrying examples of the work

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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