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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesornamentation
/ˌɔːrnəmɛnˈteɪʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Things added to something to provide decoration; the act or process of ornamenting.
"The cathedral is famous for its intricate stone ornamentation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin ornatio(n-), from ornare 'to furnish, adorn'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "ornamentation" is said worldwide
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ornementation
Transliteration: ornementation
"L'ornementation de ce bâtiment est remarquable."
Ornamentik
Transliteration: Ornamentik
"Die Ornamentik des Barockstils ist sehr prunkvoll."
ornamentazione
Transliteration: ornamentazione
"La facciata è ricca di ornamentazione barocca."
ornamentación
Transliteration: ornamentación
"La ornamentación del palacio es impresionante."
ornamentação
Transliteration: ornamentação
"A ornamentação da igreja data do século XVIII."
सजावट
Transliteration: sajavat
"इस मंदिर की सजावट बहुत सुंदर है।"
装饰
Transliteration: zhuāngshì
"这座建筑的装饰非常精致。"
장식
Transliteration: jangsik
"그 건물은 화려한 장식으로 유명합니다."
装飾
Transliteration: sōshoku
"その建物の装飾は非常に精巧です。"
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