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decorations

Syllables: dec·o·ra·tions/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃənz/

decorations is the plural of decoration.

Meaning of decoration

Noun

decoration (countable and uncountable, plural decorations)

  1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
  2. Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
    • There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
  3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
  4. The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
  5. (Hong-Kong) Refurbishment; renovation

Phrases with decorations

Questions about decorations

What is decorations the plural of?
Decorations is the plural of decoration.
How do you pronounce decorations?
Decorations is pronounced /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃənz/.

Words near decorations in the dictionary

  1. decoration worker
  2. decorational
  3. decorationally
  4. decorationist
  5. decorationists
  6. decorations
  7. decorative
  8. decorative arts
  9. decoratively
  10. decorativeness
  11. decoratives

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