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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A school of art originating in the Netherlands in 1917 and characterized by the use of rectangular shapes and primary colors.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Dutch : de, the + stijl, style.]

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