## Meanings
1. Something added to make a place or object look more attractive.
2. The act of making something look attractive.
3. A medal or honour given for an achievement, especially in war.

## Examples
- The children helped hang decorations around the room for the party.
- The decoration of the hall took the whole afternoon.
- He wore his military decorations with pride.

## Synonyms
- adornment
- embellishment
- garnish
- garnishment
- garniture
- ornament
- ornamentation

## Derived Forms
- decorational
- decorationist
- immunodecoration
- nondecoration
- overdecoration
- redecoration

## Related Forms
- decorate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: decoratio

## Etymology
From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.

## AI Etymology
decoration comes from Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion. Current senses include Something added to make a place or object look more attractive and The act of making something look attractive. English relatives and later formations include decorational, decorationist, immunodecoration, decorate.

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