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Noun: decoration  `deku'reyshun
  1. Something used to beautify
    - ornament, ornamentation
     
  2. An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
    - laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
     
  3. The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

Derived forms: decorations

See also: decorate

Type of: accolade, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], award, change of state, fete, fête, honor [US], honour [Brit, Cdn], laurels

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