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dec·o·ra·tion
\ˌdekəˈrāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin decoration-, decoratio, from Latin decoratus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring : ornamentation
< promote the intelligent care of public beauty spots and further decoration of the city with trees and plants — American Guide Series: Nevada >
2. : something that adorns, enriches, or beautifies : embellishment, ornament
< a building of steel and stone with aluminum decorations >
3. : a badge of honor (as a medal or a cross); specifically : a United States military award usually of distinctive shape conferred for personal heroism or gallantry — compare service medal
4. : garniture 2
5. : an arrangement in a work of art of purely sensory elements (as line, color, shape, texture) that stimulates pleasure without regard to meaning |