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EXPANDING UPON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Adding information or detail
Synonyms:
expanding upon; expansion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("expanding upon" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "expanding upon"):
amplification; elaboration (addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail)
annotating; annotation (the act of adding notes)
subjoining; subjunction; supplementation (the act of supplementing)
