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nouveau

[ noo-voh, noo-voh ]

adjective

  1. newly or recently created, developed, or come to prominence:

    The sudden success of the firm created several nouveau millionaires.



nouveau

/ ˈ²Ô³Ü˱¹É™ÊŠ /

adjective

  1. facetious.
    prenominal having recently become the thing specified

    a nouveau hippy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of nouveau1

1805–15; < French: new; Old French novel < Latin novellus; novel 2
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of nouveau1

C20: French, literally: new; on the model of nouveau riche
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Inspired by the influential Art Nouveau artist Alphonse Mucha, Gwen Sukeena of Sukeena Design Studio created a flower-filled room for a teenage girl living during the 1930s.

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The showstopper: The walls of the room and bathroom are decorated with hand-painted Art Nouveau flowers she “fell in love with.â€

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The real language police are inside the White House, and they’re running with a nouveau take on “alternative facts†all these years later.

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Writer Raphael Brion noted that she has considered calling it “grandma cooking nouveau.â€

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Who does Johnson consider nouveau riche?

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