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Ornamentation

/ˌɔrnəmɛˈnteɪʃən/
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(noun) Decoration, adornment or embellishment.

He is singing with a lot of ornamentation.
Proverbs are an ornamentation of speech.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The cathedral's interior was covered in elaborate ____ that took craftsmen decades to complete.

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