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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪkɔː(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /deɪˈkoɹ/, /dɪˈkoɹ/, /ˈdeɪkoɹ/, /ˈdɛkoɹ/[1]
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈdæekoː/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) (American pronunciation)
Noun
[edit]decor (countable and uncountable, plural decors)
- The style of decoration of a room or building.
- Her living room had a lush Persian-style decor.
- A stage setting; scenery; set; backdrop.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]decoration
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stage setting
References
[edit]- ^ “decor”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present., “decor”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin decōrum. Doublet of decòrum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]decor m (plural decors)
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “decor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French décor, from Latin decor or decus.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]decor n (plural decors, diminutive decortje n)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See decus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈde.kor/, [ˈd̪ɛkɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.kor/, [ˈd̪ɛːkor]
Noun
[edit]decor m (genitive decōris); third declension
- elegance, grace
- beauty, charm
- Synonyms: pulchritūdō, faciēs, decus
- Antonyms: dēdecus, dehonestāmentum
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | decor | decōrēs |
Genitive | decōris | decōrum |
Dative | decōrī | decōribus |
Accusative | decōrem | decōrēs |
Ablative | decōre | decōribus |
Vocative | decor | decōrēs |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → French: décor
References
[edit]- “decor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “decor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- decor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]decor n (plural decoruri)
Declension
[edit]Declension of decor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) decor | decorul | (niște) decoruri | decorurile |
genitive/dative | (unui) decor | decorului | (unor) decoruri | decorurilor |
vocative | decorule | decorurilor |
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