Detail and Section

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Detail noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

Usage example: every detail was accounted for

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Section is a synonym for detail in party topic. In some cases you can use "Section" instead a noun "Detail", when it comes to topics like unit.

Nearby Words: detailed, detailing

Section noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.

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Detail is a synonym for section. Sometimes you can use "Detail" instead a noun "Section".

Nearby Words: sectioned, sector, sect, sectioning, sectional

good	good detail	good section
special	special detail	special section
particular	particular detail	particular section
specific	specific detail	specific section
Other adjectives: brief, complete, single, small, entire, real, little, tiny, major, hidden, extra, significant, last.

In one section, Hugo describes, in lavish detail (well, lavish might not fit) a crack in the wall, through which a character looks.

Source: Doorstopper
Shown Their Work: At the end of each historical book is a "Looking Back" section that goes into some detail about the time period, and helps to place the character in the time.

Source: Franchise / American Girls Collection
One section of the book describes the couple attending a Princeton reunion in great detail.

Source: Ivy League for Everyone

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