elaboration

Noun
  1. Addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail (synset 100372295)
    "a few remarks added in amplification and defense"; "an elaboration of the sketch followed"
    is a type of: expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail
    same as: amplification
  2. The result of improving something (synset 107372279)
    "he described a refinement of this technique"
    is a type of: advance, betterment, improvement - a change for the better; progress in development
    same as: refinement
  3. A discussion that provides additional information (synset 107187407)
    is a type of: discourse, discussion, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
    subtypes:
    • expatiation - a discussion (spoken or written) that enlarges on a topic or theme at length or in detail
    • embellishment, embroidery - elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
    same as: enlargement, expansion
  4. Marked by elaborately complex detail (synset 104774107)
    is a type of: complexity, complexness - the quality of being intricate and compounded
    same as: elaborateness, intricacy, involution
  5. Developing in intricate and painstaking detail (synset 100251577)
    is a type of: development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
    same as: working out

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