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ornamentation

[awr-nuh-men-tey-shuhn, ‑muhn‑] / ˌɔr nə mɛnˈteɪ ʃən, ‑mən‑ /
NOUN
adornment
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"There was really no better choice to describe this setting: right there on the beach, right there in the port of Rimini, where through the ornamentation we also almost echoed the portholes of the boats."

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Even more startling for modern listeners is the bel canto-style vocal ornamentation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Now with the paranoid comedy “Bugonia,” Lanthimos has stripped away all the ornamentation.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 23, 2025

A lack of ornamentation turns every place into no place at all, blending together experiences and venues in the same manner as the internet’s endless feed.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2025

It looks like at some point the buttons were ordered by size or color, but now they’re all mixed up—every conceivable hue, shape, and ornamentation.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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