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ornament

[ noun awr-nuh-muhnt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt ]
/ noun ˈɔr nə mənt; verb ˈɔr nəˌmɛnt, -mənt /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with ornaments; embellish: to ornament a musical composition.
to be an ornament to: Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university.
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Origin of ornament

1175–1225; <Latin ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to ornā(re) to equip + -mentum-ment; replacing Middle English ornement<Old French <Latin, as above

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British Dictionary definitions for ornament

ornament

noun (ˈɔːnəmənt)
verb (ˈɔːnəˌmɛnt) (tr)
to decorate with or as if with ornaments
to serve as an ornament to

Derived forms of ornament

ornamentation, noun

Word Origin for ornament

C14: from Latin ornāmentum, from ornāre to adorn
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