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embellishment

noun /ɛmbɛlɪʃmənt/ 4 syllables 13 letters Scrabble 22 WWF 27
Definitions
noun

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

“the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”

noun

the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

noun

a superfluous ornament

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