| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: over (III) + elaboration
1. : the act or an instance of overelaborating
his taste ran to extreme overelaboration — Atlantic
2. : the condition of being overelaborated
overelaboration characterizes so much of present-day writing — E.S.McCartney