English to English noun 1. addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail  a few remarks added in amplification and defense|an elaboration of the sketch followed source: wordnet30
2. the result of improving something  he described a refinement of this technique source: wordnet30
3. a discussion that provides additional information  source: wordnet30
4. marked by elaborately complex detail  source: wordnet30
5. developing in intricate and painstaking detail  source: wordnet30
6. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.  source: webster1913
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