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embellishment

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[em-bel-ish-muhnt] / ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ mənt /

noun

  1. an ornament or decoration.

  2. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.

  3. Music.

    1. ornament.

    2. auxiliary tone.

  4. the act of embellishing.

  5. state of being embellished.

Other Word Forms

  • nonembellishment noun
  • overembellishment noun

Etymology

Origin of embellishment

First recorded in 1615–25; embellish + -ment

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