/ Dictionary / Index E elaborated code: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: elab'orated code' Pronunciation: [key] — Sociolinguistics. a style of language use associated with formal situations and characterized by explicitness, lack of dependence on the external context, syntactic complexity, and individuality of expression. Cf. code (def. 11b), Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. elaborate elaboration Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language