elaborate description

collocation in English

meaningsofelaborateanddescription

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elaborate
adjective
uk
/iˈlæb.ər.ət/us
/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
containing a lot of careful detail or many ...
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description
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/us
/dɪˈskrɪp.ʃən/
something that tells you what something or someone ...
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(Definition ofelaborateanddescriptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some concepts do not have a direct linguistic counterpart in a particular language, though attempts may be made to verbalize them by elaborate descriptions.
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Anelaboratedescriptionfollows of a domestic setting, where the wife serves the food she has cooked personally to their guests.
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While the item-based notes aimed to categorise all events, the reports allowed for moreelaboratedescription and interpretation of the particularly salient situations.
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Her narrative style, which relies on simple but intelligible signs that invalidateelaboratedescription, is also indebted to theatrical forms.
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He gave a mostelaboratedescriptionof the building and of the way in which the surrounding country was to be protected from the evil effects of gas.
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Mythological examples, standard features (topoi), andelaboratedescriptionall enhance his praise of his patrons' lives and possessions.
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He deliberately eschewselaboratedescriptionin favour of a fast-paced narrative and deft characterization.
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It is anelaboratedescriptionof the habits and organisation of the beggars of the day.
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Some concepts do not have a direct linguistic counterpart in a particular language, though attempts may be made to verbalize them by elaborate descriptions.
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Anelaboratedescriptionof the nation, using puns and plays on words relating to typography (such as sans-serif and names of common fonts), was reported as legitimate news.
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Kropotkin's anarcho-communist writings, on the other hand, were structured logically and contained anelaboratedescriptionof the future anarchist society.
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Kalki gives anelaboratedescriptionof the features of the lake and the way multiple rivers flow into the lake.
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Besides providing an up to date nomenclature and full synonymy of all the taxa theelaboratedescription of species provided is based on personal observations of the authors.
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As in standard relative clause elicitation protocols, there were items similar to the target object present in the context in order to create the need for elaborate descriptions.
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Reading these writers one can wonder at times whether there is any reason for their sharing of these elaborate descriptions beyond the sheer pleasure of imagination.
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Her poetic language, elaborate descriptions, and symbolism really do place the otherwise clich themes on a higher level.
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The genre is characterised by ornate and elaborate descriptions of scenery, love, battles and so on in short, everything that tests a poet's skill at description.
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