how to pronounce decoration

/ˌdɛk.əˈɹɛɪ.ʃən/

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decoration is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of decoration in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… their baskets the decoration and design …”

meaning of decoration

Decoration is the act of adding ornamentation to a surface.

decoration frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word decoration occurs in english on average 9.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics decoration can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that decoration can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;