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EMBELLISHMENT

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em⋅bel⋅lish⋅ment

  [em-bel-ish-muhnt]
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–noun
1. an ornament or decoration.
2. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
3. Music.
a. ornament (def. 8).
b. auxiliary tone.
4. the act of embellishing.
5. state of being embellished.
Origin:
1615–25; embellish + -ment
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em·bel·lish·ment   (ěm-běl'ĭsh-mənt)   
n.  

  1. The act of embellishing or the state of being embellished.

  2. Something that embellishes; a decoration.

  3. Music A note that embellishes a melody.

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