Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to an architectural style originating in France in the late 19th century and characterized by classical forms, symmetry, rich ornamentation, and a grand scale.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I had the pleasure to have meet a young Jim Morrison, and an old Jack Kerouac, just before he died, they both use to do readings at a place called Beaux Arts, in Pinellas Park, FL. where I spent my "wonder years".
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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He crossed Soniat Street and glanced at the expansive grounds to his left, and at the Beaux Arts mansion that had graced the site since its construction in the early nineteen hundreds.
Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011
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