deco

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noun

Decompression.

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Art Deco
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Meanings

deco1

noundeco (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountabledivingDecompression.

deco2

noundeco (plural decos)

plural decos

  1. A friendship book in which people add decorative elements such as drawings, stickers and sequins.

    Regular friendship books had a variety of variations, such as slams, crams, and decos.

    2017, Mark Duffett, Fan Identities and Practices in Context: Dedicated to Music, page 194
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    Start your own Traveling Deco Journal […] Improve your Deco and Friendship Book Bindings

    2004, Tamara Stevens, What Is Snail Mail - The Lost Art of Letterwriting, page 110

    […] little booklet called the 'deco' (decorated friendship book), passes from person to person through the mail in an envelope with each recipient decorating a page including their name and address before passing it on.

    2005, Amy Spencer, DIY: The Rise of Lo-fi Culture, page 131
  2. abbreviationclippingClipping of decoration.

Deco3

proper noun
  1. Synonym of Art Deco.

    Synonyms: Art Deco

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Art Deco.

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Art Deco

More synonyms by meaning

nouna style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production

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art deco
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artistic movementart movement
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art deco

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Origin

deco · noun

Clipping of decompression.

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deco · noun

Clipping of decorative or similar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

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APA

deco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deco

MLA

“deco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deco. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deco,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deco.

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