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moderne
mo·derne [ mō dérn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
describing modernistic style: describes a style of architecture and design popular in the 1920s and 1930s and characterized by streamlined and curved forms
[Mid-20th century. < French moderne (see modern)]
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