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Elaboration: Meaning, Examples, and Usage (2 meaning)
Meaning 1：adding detailed explanation (elaboration)
elaboration
/ɪˌlæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
n.
Adding more details and information to make an idea clear and easy to understand.
adding detailed explanation
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/ˈædɪŋ ˈdiːteɪld ˌekspləˈneɪʃən/
n.
The process of providing more information or details to make something clearer or more complete.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'elaboratus' (e- 'out' + labor 'work') + -ation, meaning 'worked out with labor'.
💡 Mnemonic
Think 'labor' on details: you labor to add more, so you elaborate.
📖 Example
The teacher paused, seeing our confused faces, and offered a more detailed elaboration of the science concept using a simple kitchen experiment.
The teacher paused, seeing our confused faces, and offered a more detailed elaboration of the science concept using a simple kitchen experiment.
🔗 Collocations
provide elaboration – to give a detailed explanation
further elaboration – additional details added to an explanation
elaboration of a theory – the detailed expansion of a theoretical idea
🔄 Synonyms
expansion (n.) – the act of making something larger or more detailed
amplification (n.) – the action of enlarging upon or adding detail to a story or statement
explication (n.) – the process of analyzing and developing an idea or principle in detail
🚫 Antonyms
simplification (n.) – the process of making something simpler or easier to understand
🌱 Derivatives
elaborate (v.) – to develop or present in detail
elaborately (adv.) – in a very detailed and complicated manner
📖 Cultural Story
Originating from Latin, 'elaboration' entered English in the 16th century. It is commonly used in academic and professional contexts to describe the process of adding thorough detail to an idea or plan.
Meaning 2：detailed development (elaboration)
elaboration
/ɪˌlæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
n.
The act of developing or making something with great care, attention to detail, and complexity.
detailed development
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/ˈdiːteɪld dɪˈveləpmənt/
n.
The act of creating or developing something with thoroughness and intricate detail.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Example
The beautiful handmade birthday card was not just a note; it was an elaboration of folded paper, glitter, and tiny painted flowers.
The beautiful handmade birthday card was not just a note; it was an elaboration of folded paper, glitter, and tiny painted flowers.
🔗 Collocations
great elaboration – a high degree of detailed craftsmanship
elaboration of design – the detailed development of a design
painstaking elaboration – careful and thorough development with great attention to detail
🔄 Synonyms
intricacy (n.) – the quality of being very complicated or detailed
complexity (n.) – the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand or solve
ornamentation (n.) – the action of decorating or adding decorative details
🚫 Antonyms
simplicity (n.) – the quality of being easy, plain, or not complicated
crudeness (n.) – the quality of being rough or lacking refinement and detail
🌱 Derivatives
elaborate (v.) – to develop or present in detail
elaborately (adv.) – in a very detailed and complicated manner
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