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English Dictionary: detail by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
detail
n
  1. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information"
    Synonym(s): detail, item, point
  2. a small part that can be considered separately from the whole; "it was perfect in all details"
    Synonym(s): detail, particular, item
  3. extended treatment of particulars; "the essay contained too much detail"
  4. a crew of workers selected for a particular task; "a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees"
  5. a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"
    Synonym(s): contingent, detail
v
  1. provide details for
  2. assign to a specific task; "The ambulances were detailed to the fire station"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Detail \De*tail"\, n. (Arch. & Mach.)
      (a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of the
            buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or (called
            {larger details}) a porch, a gable with its windows, a
            pavilion, or an attached tower.
      (b) A detail drawing.
  
      {In detail}, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item;
            circumstantially; with particularity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Detail \De"tail\ (d[emac]"t[amac]l or d[esl]*t[amac]l"; 277), n.
      [F. d[82]tail, fr. d[82]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in
      detail; pref. d[82]- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to cut. See
      {Tailor}.]
      1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an
            item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a
            scheme or transaction.
  
                     The details of the campaign in Italy. --Motley.
  
      2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which
            dwells on particulars.
  
      3. (Mil.) The selection for a particular service of a person
            or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so
            selected.
  
      {Detail drawing}, a drawing of the full size, or on a large
            scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc.
  
      {In detail}, in subdivisions; part by part; item;
            circumstantially; with particularity.
  
      Syn: Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation;
               narration.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Detail \De"tail\ (d[esl]*t[amac]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Detailed} (-t[amac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf.
      F. d[82]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See
      {Detail}, n.]
      1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report
            minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he
            detailed all the facts in due order.
  
      2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as
            an officer, a troop, or a squadron.
  
      Syn: {Detail}, {Detach}.
  
      Usage: Detail respect the act of individualizing the person
                  or body that is separated; detach, the removing for
                  the given end or object.
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