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or⋅na⋅men⋅ta⋅tion

  [awr-nuh-men-tey-shuhn, ‑muhn‑]
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–noun
1. the act of ornamenting.
2. the state of being ornamented.
3. something with which a thing is ornamented; embellishment.
4. ornaments collectively.
Origin:
1850–1855
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or·na·men·ta·tion   (ôr'nə-měn-tā'shən)   
n.  
    1. The act or process of decorating, adorning, or embellishing.
    2. The state of being decorated, adorned, or embellished.
  2. Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
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Ornamentation

Or`na*men*ta"tion\, n. 1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.

2. That which ornaments; ornament. --C. Kingsley.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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