decoration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
Refurbishment; renovation

/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ en-us-decoration.ogg

decoration decorations

From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.

adornment decoration embellishment ornament garniture garnish garnishment ornamentation

decorate

decorational decorationist decoration worker immunodecoration interior decoration nondecoration overdecoration redecoration table decoration

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