/ˈdiːteɪl/
Translation
A small piece of information, or one small part of something bigger.
Word origin
From French detail, meaning a small piece cut off, from taillier, to cut.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- detail
Grammar
Examples
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A detail is one small piece of the whole story.
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Here it means a small part of the picture.
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"Details" often means all the information you need.
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(1)Grammar articles
(4)Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
English tenses explained: all 12 with a master table
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