Standard Lemma guide

Deco

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • homophone: dekko (one pronunciation)
  • CMU ARPABET: D EH1 K OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Synonym of Art Deco.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Art Deco

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Decompression.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

Topics: diving, hobbies, lifestyle, sports, underwater-diving

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Clipping of decoration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: art deco

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: artistic movement, art movement

History

Etymology

Clipping of decompression.

Clipping of decorative or similar.