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elaborative


Meanings
  • Adjective

    Given in great detail; providing full information or explanation.

  • Adjective

    Tending to give full and detailed explanations or accounts.

  • Adjective

    Making something more detailed or elaborate.


Variants
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elaborate , elaborated , elaborates , elaborating , elaboration , elaborations , elaborative
Etymology
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From Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare ‘work out, prepare’


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  1. The term 'elaborative' comes from the Latin word elaboratus, which means 'worked out' or 'prepared'.

  2. Elaborative explanations have been shown to be more effective in helping people learn and understand complex concepts.


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  1. Explanation: A clear and detailed account of something, given to help people understand something.

  2. Instruction: A detailed set of directions or information given to help someone learn or do something.

  3. Description: A detailed account or explanation of something.


Quotes
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  1. In each evening's sleep sustained dream scenarios, "elaborated" over periods lasting up to an hour, alternate with thought-like mentation in 90-minute-cycles.

    - Jeffrey Saver,{it}London Review of Books{/it},4 Aug. 1988
  2. … the National Weather Service … advised all citizens in New Orleans's water-filled neighborhoods "to take the necessary tools for survival." The Weather Service "elaborated": "Those going into attics should try to take an axe or hatchet with them so they can cut their way onto the roof to avoid drowning should rising flood waters continue to rise into the attic."

    - Christopher Cooper & Robert Block,{it}Diaster{/it},2006

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Elaborative is a term used in various fields, such as education, psychology, and communication. It refers to providing detailed and comprehensive information or explanations.

How to Memorize "elaborative"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a detailed diagram or flowchart to understand the concept of elaborative.
    - Visualize a teacher providing a detailed explanation in a classroom setting.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'elaborative' with the idea of providing detailed information or explanations.
    - Think of a detailed map or blueprint when you hear the word 'elaborative'.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym E-L-A-B-O-R-A-T-I-V-E to remember the meaning: Explanation, Lengthy, Analytical, Background, Organized, Reasoned, Accurate, Thorough, Informative, and Verified.


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