detail

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. part, unit, item; particular, trifle; detachment. —v. t. particularize, itemize, enumerate; appoint, assign. See speciality, apportionment, ornament, unity, unimportance. Ant., whole.

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A part]

Syn. item, portion, particular, trait, specialty, feature, minute part, aspect, accessory, article, trifle, peculiarity, minutia, fraction, particularity, specification, technicality, singularity, circumstantiality; see also circumstance 1 , part 1 .

See Synonym Study at item .

Ant. entirety*, whole, synthesis.

2. [A small military force having a specific duty]

Syn. detachment, squad, force; see army 2 , organization 3 .

• in detail,

Syn. item by item, with particulars, thoroughly; see completely , detailed , specifically 2 .

v.

1. [To make clear in detail]

Syn. itemize, specify, particularize, exhibit, show, report, relate, narrate, tell, designate, catalog, list, recite, delineate, specialize, depict, portray, enumerate, specify the particulars of, mention, reveal, recount, recapitulate, rehearse, analyze, set forth, stipulate, go into the particulars, spell out, get down to cases*, cite chapter and verse*; see also describe .

Ant. generalize*, summarize, epitomize.

2. [To assign to a specific duty]

Syn. detach, appoint, allocate; see assign 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

particular, item, point, fact, feature, specific, component, part, *nuts and bolts, aspect, element, minutiae.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. An individually considered portion of a whole: article, element, item, particular, point. See PART. 2. One of the conditions or facts attending an event and having some bearing on it: circumstance, fact, factor, particular. See REAL. 3. A small, often specialized element of a whole: fine print, item, particular, technicality. See GROUP. 4. A unit of troops oti special assignment: detachment. See GROUP. II verb To make specific: particularize, specify, stipulate. See SPECIFIC.