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exornation

exornation noun: ornament; decoration; embellishment (physically, or relating to prose).

Noun

exornation (plural exornations)

  1. (obsolete) ornament; decoration; embellishment (physically, or relating to prose)
    • Hyperbolical exornations […] many much affect.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC

Forms of exornation

pluralexornations

Origin of exornation

From Latin exornatio, from exornare. See ornate.

Questions about exornation

What does exornation mean?
Exornation means ornament; decoration; embellishment (physically, or relating to prose).
What part of speech is exornation?
Exornation is a noun.
What is the plural of exornation?
The plural of exornation is exornations.

Words near exornation in the dictionary

  1. exoribonucleolysis
  2. exoribonucleolytic
  3. exoring
  4. exorings
  5. exornate
  6. exornation
  7. exornations
  8. exorotation
  9. exorotations
  10. exorphin
  11. exorphine

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