decoration
/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
- That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
- Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
- The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
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