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Definition: Meaning of, detail in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdiːteɪl /

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detail details
  1. [countable] a single feature, fact, or piece of information about something
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  2. [uncountable] all the separate features and pieces of information about something
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  3. details [plural] information that helps to complete what you know about something
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  4. [singular, uncountable] technical a specific duty in the army, or the person or group with that duty
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detail detailed detailed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
detailing details
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  1. to list things or give all the facts or information about something
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  2. detail somebody to (do) something to officially order someone, especially soldiers, to do a particular job
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  3. American English to clean a car very thoroughly, inside and out [=  valet British English]
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detail used in phrases

  • detail file (noun)
    1. computing a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task
  • in detail (adverb)
    1. including all important particulars thoroughly
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autosomal recessive disease
Pronunciation: rɪˈsɛsɪv dɪˈziːz
Parts of Speech: noun
a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
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