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- [noun dih-teyl, dee-teyl; verb dih-teyl or for 13, dee-teyl]
- /noun dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl; verb dɪˈteɪl or for 13, ˈdi teɪl/
- /ˈdiː.teɪl/
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- [noun dih-teyl, dee-teyl; verb dih-teyl or for 13, dee-teyl]
- /noun dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl; verb dɪˈteɪl or for 13, ˈdi teɪl/
Definitions of details word
- noun details an individual or minute part; an item or particular. 1
- noun details particulars collectively; minutiae. 1
- noun details attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole. 1
- noun details intricate, finely wrought decoration. 1
- noun details Engineering. detail drawing. 1
- noun details any small section of a larger structure or whole, considered as a unit. 1
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Origin of details
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < French détail, Old French, noun derivative of detailler ‘to cut in pieces’, equivalent to de- dis-1 + tailler ‘to cut’ < Vulgar Latin *taliāre; see tailor1
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Parts of speech for Details
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details popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for details
noun details
- minutiae — Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft.
- specifics — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- particulars — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
- facts — something that actually exists; reality; truth: Your fears have no basis in fact.
Antonyms for details
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