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noun
The style of decoration of a room or building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: interior decoration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Indo-European *dḱeh1yéti Proto-Italic *dekējeti Proto-Italic *dekēt Latin decet Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin decorlbor. French décorbor. English decor Borrowed from French décor.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
