̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin elaboration-, elaboratio, from elaboratus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : the act or process of elaborating
scholars were mainly concerned in translation and elaboration of texts — H.J.J.Winter
b. : the quality or state of being elaborated
reached an extravagant degree of elaboration in the 'seventies and 'eighties — James Laver
2. : something produced by elaborating
can be used to solicit suggestions, to obtain elaborations, to elicit reasons — S.L.Payne
3. : psychic interpretation or amplification of the content of dreams and other unconscious processes