elaborate display

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meaningsofelaborateanddisplay

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elaborate
adjective
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/iˈlæb.ər.ət/us
/iˈlæb.ɚ.ət/
containing a lot of careful detail or many ...
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display
noun
uk
/dɪˈspleɪ/us
/dɪˈspleɪ/
a collection of objects or pictures arranged for people to look at, or a performance or show for people ...
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They perform anelaboratedisplaythat includes wing fluttering, jumping, standing upright, crouching with ruff erect, or lunging at rivals.
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The male's energy instead is devoted to veryelaboratedisplayrituals that show off its magnificent plumage.
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This theory states that anelaboratedisplayis an honest signal of fitness and truly is a better mate.
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About 2,000 projectors shone images onto buildings and giant screens up to 1200 ft high, transforming the city's skyscrapers into spectacular backdrops for anelaboratedisplayof fireworks and lasers.
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Padian suggested in a 2011 interview that in other animals withelaboratedisplaycrests (such as ceratopsian dinosaurs), the size and shape of the crests change dramatically with age.
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Female ornamentation has long been overlooked because of the greater prevalence of elaborate displays in males.
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Their plots were simple, and they included elaborate displays of contemporary fashion and scenery, and light parody of social convention and topical issues.
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In political years, elaborate displays by candidates and political parties are also a part of the fair.
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Males undertake elaborate displays on selected high points or dune ridges during the breeding season.
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Competitions are held among members and between clubs, demonstrating everything from single shells to elaborate displays choreographed to music.
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These are typically arranged in rows to create large and elaborate displays.
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The railroads put on elaborate displays.
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