1 [C,usually pl.] a thing that makes sth look more attractive on special occasions:
Christmas decorations * a table decoration
2 [U,C] a pattern, etc. that is added to sth and that stops it from being plain:
the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door
3 [U] the style in which sth is decorated:
a Chinese theme in the interior decoration
4 [U] (BrE) the act or process of decorating sth such as the inside of a house by painting it, etc.
5 [C] a medal that is given to sb as an honour:
His jacket was heavy with military decorations.
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