Meaning & use
Elaboration
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The addition of further detail or explanation to something already stated.
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The professor asked for elaboration on the essay's central claim.
His brief answer left the committee wanting more elaboration.
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In biology, "elaboration" can also refer to the process by which an organism produces or works up a complex substance from simpler materials.
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