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/dɪˈteɪl/dih-TAYL
/dɪˈteɪl/dih-TAYL

Meaningto cut into pieces

Common meaning: a small particular

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchdetailler‘to cut into pieces’source
  2. Old Frenchdetailsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto cut into pieces → a small particulardetail‘a small particular’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old French detailler ‘to cut into pieces’.

Roots

  • detailler Old French “to cut into pieces”

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