descriptive detail
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdescriptiveanddetail
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descriptive
adjective
uk/dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/us/dɪˈskrɪp.t̬ɪv/
describing something, especially in a detailed, ...
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detail
noun
uk/ˈdiː.teɪl/us/dɪˈteɪl/us/ˈdiː.teɪl/
a single piece of information or fact ...
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(Definition ofdescriptiveanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Throughout the interview, clarifying questions were asked, prompting the participant to describe experiences in moredescriptivedetailwhen necessary.
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It presents a large amount ofdescriptivedetailand, at the same time, provides thought-provoking theoretical discussion.
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The books are dated 1982 and 1985, and they are full ofdescriptivedetail.
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It would have helped nonspecialist readers to appreciate the sociolinguistic substance of minority and minoritized varieties by offering rather moredescriptivedetailin later chapters.
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Since none of these references are direct, but come rather asdescriptivedetailin stories, it is possible that they are anachronistic.
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While the level ofdescriptivedetailvaries within the seanchas form and from storyteller to storyteller, however, the inclusion of such details in these short tales is not uncommon.
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I have, in general, sought to locate much second-orderdescriptivedetailin footnotes rather than blur the focus of text on many of the issues that had to be confronted.
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And with very large proportions of humanity having no direct access to the formal banking system, even now, thedescriptivedetailthat these papers bring is invaluable.
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I do not, therefore, intend going into anydescriptivedetail.
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Elminster, a fictional wizard, narrates the book, and providesdescriptivedetail, history, and game mechanics for the magic he presents.
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Concerning descriptive details, the present data help to answer some of the open questions in the area of article acquisition.
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They look fairly similar from the general composition to the inscription, though the descriptive details in the latter tend to be simpler by and large.
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Garland'sdescriptivedetailsheds light on the hardships of prairie life, contrasting the natural beauty of the land with the oppressive drudgery and economic hopelessness of farm existence.
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If specially requested, searches may also be conducted using descriptive details or information from any of the other data fields.
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If specially requested, searches may also be conducted using descriptive details or the post code.
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Under the present system only batch processing is possible, and the system will not allow the descriptive details to be modified once a search has begun.
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Records may be retrieved by using reference numbers, or by name and descriptive details, or by the type of entry or offence.
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Jackson again displays method acting; providing descriptive details of the event over swirling ambient guitars.
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Behn gives readers an exotic world, filling their heads with descriptive details.
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