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embellishment
noun
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something
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ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt
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noun
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something
noun
A superfluous ornament
noun
Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
“The mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
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The mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
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