decoration
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
- (countable, uncountable) Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
- (Hong-Kong, countable, uncountable) Refurbishment; renovation
Synonyms
finery
something decorated
Translations
décoration
decorazione
Dekoration
decoratie
decoración
decoração
decoracióFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.
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