English · Adjectives

elaborate

/ɪˈlæb.ər.ət/

[/ɪˈlæb.ər.ət/]

detailed and complicated

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Definition

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; complex and developed.

Example

They prepared an elaborate ceremony that took months of planning and dozens of volunteers.

They prepared an elaborate ceremony that took months of planning and dozens of volunteers.

Etymology

From Latin 'elaborare' (to work out), from 'labor' (work).

How & Where It’s Used

Common in descriptions of plans, designs, and explanations.

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