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decoration

 
 
/ˌdekəˈreɪʃən/ noun

Translation

ATTRACTIVE THING [C, U] when you make something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it, or something that you use to do this
süsleme, dekorasyon
Christmas decorations She hung some pictures around the room for decoration.954
PAINT [U] when the walls or other surfaces of rooms or buildings are covered with paint or paper
boyama, kağıt kaplam, badana
This place is badly in need of decoration.954211
OFFICIAL RESPECT [C] an official sign of respect such as a medal (= small, metal disc)
madalya
797
(Definition of decoration noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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