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detail - details
'detail'
A detail is an individual feature or element of something.

I can still remember every single detail of that night.

He described it down to the smallest detail.

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'details'
If you obtain details of something, you obtain information about it.

You can get details of nursery schools from the local authority.

A pamphlet with further details, describing the course, is available from the Arts Registry.

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Note that you do not say that you obtain `detail' of something.
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • detail — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a single feature, fact, or piece of information, or many small features considered together: Todd had planned the journey down to the smallest detail. | We need to discuss a few details before you start. | attention to detail:… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Detail — Baustein; Teil; Element; Gegenstand; Glied; Komponente; Einzelheit; Stück; Punkt; Bestandteil; Modul; Kleinigkeit; …   Universal-Lexikon

  • details — noun true confidential information (Freq. 2) after the trial he gave us the real details • Syn: ↑inside information • Hypernyms: ↑information, ↑info • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • détail — [ detaj ] n. m. • XIIe vendre à détail; de détailler 1 ♦ Le fait de livrer, de vendre ou d acheter par petites quantités ce qu on a acheté en gros. Commerce, magasin de détail. Marchand qui fait le gros, le demi gros et le détail (⇒ détaillant) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • DETAIL (professional journal) — DETAIL is the international professional journal for architecture and construction details produced by Detail publishers. Each issue deals with a specific aspect of building, such as concrete construction, roof structures or refurbishment,… …   Wikipedia

  • détail — DÉTAIL. s. masc. Terme de Commerce, en parlant De marchandises, On ne s en sert guère qu en cette façon de parler adverbiale: En détail. Vendre en détail, débiter en détail, pour dire, Vendre, débiter par le menu, au poids, à l aune, à la petite… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • Detail — or details may refer to: Complexity or simply presence of a surface texture, work of art, or organizational behaviours Level of detail, a 3D computer graphics term Auto detailing, the process of thoroughly cleaning a car DETAIL (professional… …   Wikipedia

  • Detail — De tail (d[=e] t[=a]l or d[ e]*t[=a]l ; 277), n. [F. d[ e]tail, fr. d[ e]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref. d[ e] (L. de or dis ) + tailler to cut. See {Tailor}.] 1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an item;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Detail drawing — Detail De tail (d[=e] t[=a]l or d[ e]*t[=a]l ; 277), n. [F. d[ e]tail, fr. d[ e]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail; pref. d[ e] (L. de or dis ) + tailler to cut. See {Tailor}.] 1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • detail — [di tāl′, dē′tāl΄] n. [Fr détail < the v.] 1. the act of dealing with things item by item [the detail of business] 2. a minute account [to go into detail] 3. any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular [the details of …   English World dictionary

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