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      detail
      noun
      An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
      (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
      (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
      (uncountable) A profusion of details.
      A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
      (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
      (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
      A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
      (paintings) A selected portion of a painting.
      verb
      (transitive) To explain in detail.
      (transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced. /ˈdiːteɪl/)
      (transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task.
      Roots
      taliare-tail · Latin · cut
      Synonyms for detail
      minutianparticularsnspecificsncircumstantialitynminutiaenminutenessnitemnmeticulousnessnpunctiliousnessnparticularitynparticularizevnicetynprecisenessnexactituden
      Words related to detail
      overspecificadjparticularizationnminutelyadvelaboratedadjoverspecifyvintricaciesnmeticulousadjthoroughnessnmeticulositynfinespunadjelaboratenessnaspectsnattentionnnuancednelaboratordescriptionsnoverspecificationnmeticulouslyadvitemizedvelaborativeadjoverelaboratevelaboratelyadvpainstakingadjoverattentiveadjthoroughadjoverviewn

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