embellishment

im'beliʃmәnt4 senses · 125 ms

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noun/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/

1
An act of embellishing.countableuncountable
2
An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.countableuncountable
- From this point of view all philosophy is idealism, an imaginative embellishment of scientific knowledge; and, sure enough, Engels prophesies the decline and extinction of philosophy.

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