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elaboration
What does elaboration mean?
elaboration (noun): addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use elaboration in a sentence?
- An elaboration of the sketch followed. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does elaboration come from?
From Middle French élaboration.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of elaboration?
Words related to elaboration
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “elaboration” mean?
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
Right! That's what “elaboration” means.
an object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence
Not quite: that's what clue means.
one's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined)
Not quite: that's what destiny means.
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
Not quite: that's what detection means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “elaboration”?
qualification
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amplification
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accommodation
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configuration
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