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detacher

[dih-tach]

de·tach

[dih-tach]
verb (used with object)
1.
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
2.
Military. to send away (a regiment, ship, etc.) on a special mission.

Origin:
1470–80; < Middle French détacher, Old French destachier; see dis-1, attach

de·tach·a·ble, adjective
de·tach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
de·tach·a·bly, adverb
de·tach·er, noun
non·de·tach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
EXPAND
non·de·tach·a·ble, adjective
pre·de·tach, verb (used with object)
self-de·tach·ing, adjective
un·de·tach·a·ble, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Detacher is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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detach (dɪˈtætʃ)
 
vb
1.  to disengage and separate or remove, as by pulling; unfasten; disconnect
2.  military to separate (a small unit) from a larger, esp for a special assignment
 
[C17: from Old French destachier, from des-dis-1 + attachier to attach]
 
de'tachable
 
adj
 
detacha'bility
 
n
 
de'tacher
 
n

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