Etymology

decoration

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Today it means: The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation. Full definition →

Latin decoratio ← French décoration
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  1. French · derived fromdécoration
  2. Latin · derived fromdecoratio
  3. English todaydecoration

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

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