You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for July 5.

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Today’s word is detail, spelled d-e-t-a-i-l.

detail /ˈdiːteɪl $ dɪˈteɪl/ verb [transitive]

to describe something completely, giving all the facts

The report details the progress we have made over the last year.

The book details the series of events that led to the tragedy.

She wrote a letter detailing her complaints.

For the morbidly curious (or the heartbroken), stories that detail the end of a relationship satisfy several itches.

— Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2021

American English to clean a car very thoroughly, inside and out SYN valet British English

detail a car

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