decoration

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun something used to beautify
  2. noun an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
  3. noun the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

ornament, ornamentation

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