Definition of elaboration

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  • elaboration is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • elaboration is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • elaboration is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of elaboration

  • marked by elaborately complex detail (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. elaborateness
    2. intricacy
    3. involution
  • a discussion that provides additional information (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. enlargement
    2. expansion
  • developing in intricate and painstaking detail (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. working out
  • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail (noun)

    Examples

    1. an elaboration of the sketch followed

    Synonyms

    1. amplification
  • the result of improving something (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. refinement

See definition of elaboration in Merriam Webster