redecoration

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noun

The act of redecorating

OriginEnglish decoration ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounredecoration (countable and uncountable, plural redecorations)

plural redecorations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of redecorating
  2. countableuncountableA replacement decoration

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishdecoration
  7. Englishredecoration

From re- + decoration.

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APA

redecoration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redecoration

MLA

“redecoration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redecoration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “redecoration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/redecoration.

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