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ornament

/ˈɔːnəmənt/AWR-nuh-muhnt
/ˈɔɹnəmənt/AWR-nuh-muhnt

Meaninga decoration

Common meaning: a decoration

Journey through time

  1. Latinōrnō, ōrnāre‘to fit out, decorate’
  2. Old Frenchaornementsource
  3. Middle Englishornamentsource
  4. Englishornament‘a decoration’ · today

orn also in: ornateadornsuborn

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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin ōrnō ‘to fit out, decorate’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry ōrnō, p. 1279 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

adornornatesuborn

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