elaboration.

The addition or development of detail that makes an idea or account fuller.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• further elaboration
• elaboration of a proposal

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The proposal needs further elaboration before its costs can be assessed.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common.