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Definition of ornate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ornate

adjective
 
/ɔːˈneɪt/
 
/ɔːrˈneɪt/
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  1. covered with a lot of decoration, especially when this involves very small or complicated designs
    • a mirror in an ornate gold frame
    • This style is a little too ornate for my taste.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin ornatus ‘adorned’, past participle of ornare.
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