detail

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Synonyms: detain, retail, derail, betail, defail, detai

Antonyms: detain, retail, derail, betail, defail, detai

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable}} A part small enough to escape casual notice.
2. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[profusion]] of details.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} The small parts that can escape casual notice.
4. A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
5. {{lb|en|countable}} A person's name, address and other personal information.
6. {{lb|en|military|law enforcement}} A temporary unit or assignment.
7. An [[individual]] [[feature]], [[fact]], or other item, [[considered]] [[separately]] from the [[whole]] of [[which]] it is a [[part]].
8. A [[narrative]] which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
9. {{lb|en|paintings}} A [[selected]] [[portion]] of a [[painting]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To explain [[in detail]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[clean]] [[carefully]] {{q|particularly of road vehicles|always pronounced {{IPAchar|/ˈdiːteɪl/}}}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive|military|law enforcement}} To [[assign]] to a particular task.

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