Commentary: DETAIL[+event][+occurrence][+actual]
NOTE: implies truth or falsity of the detail, different from sense 2
Examples:
The police asked her about the details of the incident
The reporter got the details of the story wrong.
There is one small detail he forgot to mention.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: DETAIL[+structure][+component][+subordinate][+small]
NOTE: focus is on the role of being a small component of something bigger.
NOTE: the detail is a thing in itself, not a fact about something.
Examples:
This diagram is a detail of the right ventricle of the human heart.
The faces in this fresco are drawn in fine detail.
I have too many details to attend to at work these days.
This job requires meticulous attention to detail.
Mary admired the ornamental details on the facade of the building.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: DETAIL[+activity][+account][+extended]
NOTE: focus is on the activity of telling about the event (different from Sense 1)
NOTE: often occurs in the adverbial phrase 'in detail'
NOTE: does not occur in the plural.
Examples:
The book describes the storm at sea in great detail.
He told me about his operation in gory detail.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: DETAIL[+group][+unit][+task][+small]
Examples:
The minister was always surrounded by a detail of security officers.
The commandos sent out a detail that night to do reconnaissance on the enemy.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 5
Commentary: DETAIL[+activity][+task][+duty][+assigned]
NOTE: usually preceded by modifier describing the type of task.
Examples:
The sergeant assigned three privates to cleanup detail.
At camp my work detail was to pitch the tents.
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: 2b