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A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an
item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a scheme or
transaction. |
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A narrative which relates minute points; an account which
dwells on particulars. |
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The selection for a particular service of a person or a
body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so selected. |
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To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report
minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he detailed all
the facts in due order. |
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To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as an
officer, a troop, or a squadron. |