elaboration (noun)

  • 81amendment — amend·ment n 1: an act of amending; esp: an alteration in wording amendment s to cure the defect in the pleading 2: an alteration proposed or put into effect by legislative or constitutional procedure the Congress...shall propose amendment s to… …

    Law dictionary

  • 82enhancement — I (exaggeration) noun aggrandizement, elaboration, embellishment, exaggeration, exaltation, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, superlative II (increase) noun accession, advance, aggrandizement, amelioration, amendment, amplification,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 83revision — I (corrected version) noun corrected edition, current edition, emendatio, improved version, improvement, new edition, rescript, revised edition, rewrite, updated version II (process of correcting) noun alteration, change, correcting, editing,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 84John Scottus Eriugena and Anselm of Canterbury — Stephen Gersh INTRODUCTION by John Marenbon John Scottus Eriugena came from Ireland, as his name indicates (‘Scottus’ meant ‘Irishman’ in the Latin of this period, and ‘Eriugena’, a neologism invented by John himself, is a flowery way of saying… …

    History of philosophy

  • 85elaborate — I UK [ɪˈlæb(ə)rət] / US adjective ** very detailed and complicated The government s new healthcare plan is the most elaborate yet. a) used about something that is more complicated than is practical or necessary I took no notice of John s… …

    English dictionary

  • 86plain — I. /pleɪn / (say playn) adjective 1. clear or distinct to the eye or ear: leaving a plain trail. 2. clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one s meaning plain. 3. conveying the meaning clearly or simply; easily understood:… …

  • 87UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 88pure and simple — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter./ * /The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me./ Compare: BOIL DOWN(3) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 89pure and simple — {adj.} Simply stated; basic. Follows the noun it modifies and is used for emphasis. * /The problem, pure and simple, is finding a baby sitter./ * /The question, pure and simple, is whether you will support me./ Compare: BOIL DOWN(3) …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 90fictitious — adjective Etymology: Latin ficticius artificial, feigned, from fictus Date: circa 1633 1. of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction ; imaginary 2. a. conventionally or hypothetically assumed or accepted < a fictitious concept > b. of a name …

    New Collegiate Dictionary