American English pronunciation
How to pronounce decoration
IPA transcription: [,dɛkɚ'eɪʃən]
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Noun
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something used to beautify
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an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
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the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
Usage examples
- Usually a window decoration is drawn around each window.
- The table was adorned with lavish decorations.
- It retained seven of the existing decorations and medals.
- Further decorations were added; there were large scale sculptures and polychrome marble effects.
- Guillem has received numerous decorations during her career.
- Decoration Day later became Memorial Day.
- The decoration is late hellenistic, with major Asia Minor influences.
- The multitude of awards reduced the status and reputation of the decoration.
- The decorations are heraldic, but the Latin epitaph merely records names and dates.
- It is South Africa's highest military decoration for bravery.