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Meantolearn Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
deco, decor, decoration
1. Are they related?
2. What's the difference among them? (meanings and usages)
Thanks,
2. What's the difference among them? (meanings and usages)
Thanks,
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Deco = art deco = a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized especially by bold outlines, geometric and zigzag forms, and the use of new materials (as plastic) Decor = decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior. Decoration = something used to adorn, enrich, or beautify. As you can see, they are a nested set of concepts, with the last the most general and the first the most specific.
- Deco = art deco = a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized especially by bold outlines, geometric and zigzag forms, and the use of new materials (as plastic) Decor = decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior.
- Decoration = something used to adorn, enrich, or beautify.
- As you can see, they are a nested set of concepts, with the last the most general and the first the most specific.
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Deco = art deco = a popular design style of the 1920s and 1930s characterized especially by bold outlines, geometric and zigzag forms, and the use of new materials (as plastic)
Decor = decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior.
Decoration = something used to adorn, enrich, or beautify.
As you can see, they are
Decor = decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior.
Decoration = something used to adorn, enrich, or beautify.
As you can see, they are
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