elaboration
/ɪˌlæbəˈeɪʃən/ih-la-bur-AY-shuhn
/ɪˌlæbɚˈeɪʃən/ih-la-bur-AY-shuhn
Meaningthe act of elaborating
Common meaning: working out in detail
- eout
- labortoil, effortLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1024 · scan
- atverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- ionnoun ending: act or result
‘out’ + ‘toil, effort’ → elaboration
Journey through time
- Latinlabor, labōris‘toil, effort’
- Englishelaborate‘detailed’
- Englishformed in English from elaborateelaboration‘working out in detail’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from elaborate + -ion.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELABORATE, p.186 · scan
Roots
- labor, labōris Latin “toil, effort”
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