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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
dé·cor       [dey-kawr, di-, dey-kawr] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like: modern office décor; a bedroom having a Spanish décor.
2.decoration in general; ornamentation: beads, baubles, and other décor.
3.Theater. scenic decoration; scenery.
Also, de·cor.


[Origin: 1650–60; < F, deriv. of décorer to decorate]
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dé·cor or de·cor       (dā'kôr', dā-kôr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. Decoration.
    2. A decorative style or scheme, as of a room.
  1. A stage setting; scenery.


[French, from décorer, to decorate, from Latin decorāre, to beautify; see decorate.]

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
decor 
1897, from Fr. décor, from L. decor "beauty, elegance," from decere (see decorate).

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decor

noun
decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior [syn: interior decoration

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