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decora

decora noun: a Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and numerous accessories such as hair clips and bows. Also the plural of decorum.

decora: a Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and...
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Noun

decora (uncountable)

  1. A Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and numerous accessories such as hair clips and bows.

Also used as

decora is also the plural of decorum.

Origin of decora

Borrowed from Japanese デコラ (dekora), a clipping of デコレーション (dekorēshon, literally “decoration”).

Learned borrowing from Latin decora.

Questions about decora

What does decora mean?
Decora means a Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and numerous accessories such as hair clips and bows.
What part of speech is decora?
Decora is a noun.

Words near decora in the dictionary

  1. decopperisation
  2. decopperization
  3. decopunk
  4. decoquinate
  5. decor
  6. decora
  7. decorability
  8. decorable
  9. Decorah
  10. decoralin
  11. decorament

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