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embellishment
[ em-bel-ish-muhnt ]
/ ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ mənt /
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noun
an ornament or decoration.
a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
Music.
the act of embellishing.
state of being embellished.
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