what does elaboration mean?
ELABORATION as NOUN
- Meaning
- developing in intricate and painstaking detail
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Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- a few remarks added in amplification and defense
- an elaboration of the idea followed
Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- marked by elaborately complex detail
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Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- a discussion that provides additional information
Synonym(s)
Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the result of improving something
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Usage Example(s)
- he described a refinement of this technique
Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
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