Etymology

elaboration

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Today it means: The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement. Full definition →

Middle French élaboration
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  1. Middle French · derived fromélaboration
  2. English todayelaboration

From Middle French élaboration. Morphologically elaborate + -ion.

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