decoration
/ˌdekəˈeɪʃən/deh-kur-AY-shuhn
/ˌdɛkɚˈeɪʃən/deh-kur-AY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of adorning
Common meaning: an ornament
Other meanings: a medal
- decorgrace, adornmentLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 524 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Latindecus, decoris‘grace, adornment’
- Englishdecorate‘to adorn’
- Englishformed in English from decoratedecoration‘an ornament’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from decorate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DECORATE, p.156 · scan
Roots
- decus, decoris Latin “grace, adornment”
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