"ornamentation" meaning in English

See ornamentation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ornamentations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: From ornament + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ornament|ation}} ornament + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ornamentation (countable and uncountable, plural ornamentations)
  1. Decoration, adornment or embellishment. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: decoration
    Sense id: en-ornamentation-en-noun-6w9iZsxP
  2. The act or process of decorating etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the act or process of decorating): украсяване (ukrasjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), ornementation [feminine] (French), Ausschmückung [feminine] (German), eagrú [masculine] (Irish), gréasú [masculine] (Irish), maisiú [masculine] (Irish), oirniú [masculine] (Irish), utsmykking [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ornamentikk [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), utsmykking [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ornamentikk [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ornamentacion [feminine] (Occitan), ornamentação [feminine] (Portuguese), ornamentare [feminine] (Romanian), ornamentație [feminine] (Romanian), süsleme (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ornamentation-en-noun-bmtIiNYw Disambiguation of 'the act or process of decorating': 3 94 3
  3. (music) Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ornamentation-en-noun-YE1G~080 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 7 16 77 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 15 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 7 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 7 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 6 10 84 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 12 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 12 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 6 10 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 8 12 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 3 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 7 11 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 11 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 5 9 86 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: microornamentation, ornament [noun], ornamental [adjective]

Inflected forms

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