detail

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A single small fact or piece of information about something.

   She remembered every detail of the conversation.

2. 2
   noun

   A small feature that is easy not to notice.

   Note the fine detail in the corner of the painting.

3. 3
   noun

   Full information about something, including all its small parts.

   He explained the plan in great detail.

4. 4
   verb

   To describe or list something fully, including all its parts.

   The report details every step of the process.

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”). Compare typologically Bulgarian подробност (podrobnost), Czech podrobnost, Russian подро́бность (podróbnostʹ) (akin to дроби́ть (drobítʹ)).

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