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de⋅tach⋅ment
[di-tach-muh
nt]
–noun
| 1. | the act of detaching. |
| 2. | the condition of being detached. |
| 3. | aloofness, as from worldly affairs or from the concerns of others. |
| 4. | freedom from prejudice or partiality. |
| 5. | the act of sending out a detached force of troops or naval ships. |
| 6. | the body of troops or ships so detached. |
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Detachment
De*tach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tachement.]1. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached. 2. That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service. Troops . . . widely scattered in little detachments. --Bancroft. 3. Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation. A trial which would have demanded of him a most heroic faith and the detachment of a saint. --J. H. Newman.
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Language Translation for : detachment
Spanish:
objetividad, imparcialidad,
German:
die Unvoreingenommenheit,
Japanese:
超然としていること
detachment de·tach·ment (dĭ-tāch'mənt)
n.
- The act or process of disconnecting or detaching; separation.
- The state of being separate or detached.
- Indifference to or remoteness from the concerns of others; aloofness.
- Absence of prejudice or bias; disinterest.
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