 elaboration |
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| 1. | [ noun ] addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | |
| Synonyms: | amplification | |
| Examples: | : "a few remarks added in amplification and defense" "an elaboration of the idea followed" |
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| Related terms: | expansion elaborate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the result of improving something | |
| Synonyms: | refinement | |
| Examples: | "he described a refinement of this technique" |
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| Related terms: | improvement complicate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] marked by elaborately complex detail | |
| Synonyms: | intricacy involution elaborateness | |
| Related terms: | complexity complicate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] an interpretation that provides additional information | |
| Synonyms: | enlargement expansion | |
| Related terms: | discussion interpretation embellishment expatiation elaborate | |
| 5. | [ noun ] developing in intricate and painstaking detail | |
| Synonyms: | working_out | |
| Related terms: | development elaborate | |
| Similar spelling: |
elaborate elaborateness elaborated elaborately |
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