embellishment: Meaning and Definition of
em•bel•lish•ment
Pronunciation: (em-bel'ish-munt), [key] — n.
- an ornament or decoration.
- a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
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- ornament (def. 8).
- Seeauxiliary tone.
- the act of embellishing.
- state of being embellished.
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