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ornament

nounmasculine/oɾ.nɐ.'mẽ.tu/medium

or·na·men·to

Definition

An object or element used to decorate or embellish.
The Christmas tree was covered in shiny ornaments.
The melody was enriched with musical ornaments.
Common collocations
musical ornamentarchitectural ornamentfloral ornament

Etymology

Do latim ornamentum, de ornare ('ornar').

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