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démodé

adjective

ˌdā-mō-ˈdā

Definition of démodé

as in medieval

having passed its time of use or usefulness an old-line French restaurant with stodgy food and a démodé decor straight out of the 1950s

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medieval

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Think medieval meets modern--less clunky Louis XVIth and more comfy armchair, with Kingsdown mattresses that are simply divine.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Following the Black Death in medieval Europe, memento mori, symbolic reminders of death’s inevitability, further ubiquitized skulls in art and architecture.

— Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

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