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embellishment

/ɛmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/ · 13 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. noun

    elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

    the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings

  2. noun

    a superfluous ornament

  3. noun

    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

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