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embellishment definition

em·bel·lish·ment (-mənt)

noun

  1. an embellishing or being embellished; ornamentation
  2. something that embellishes, as an ornament, a fictitious touch added to a factual account, a musical phrase, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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