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1. (n.) elaboration
an act or instance of elaborating.
2. elaboration
the state of being elaborated; elaborateness.
3. elaboration
something that is elaborated.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) amplification, elaboration
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
"a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
2. (noun) refinement, elaboration
the result of improving something
"he described a refinement of this technique"
3. (noun) expansion, enlargement, elaboration
a discussion that provides additional information
4. (noun) elaborateness, elaboration, intricacy, involution
marked by elaborately complex detail
5. (noun) elaboration, working out
developing in intricate and painstaking detail
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1. (noun) elaboration
the act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement
2. (noun) elaboration
the natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues
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