explicit detail

collocation in English

meaningsofexplicitanddetail

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explicit
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us
/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
clear ...
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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 ofexplicitanddetailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When the film was initially released, it caused a huge degree of controversy due to the wide range of perverse acts performed inexplicitdetail.
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Irreverent and unprecedented in itsexplicitdetail, the 1969 film was an instant success.
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The surgical scenes were notable for their graphic nature, offering intimate detail of various procedures, the operational complications dealt with inexplicitdetail.
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Very often, no actual mystery even existed: the books simply revolved around justice being served to those who deserved harsh treatment, which was described inexplicitdetail.
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Stedman noted many encounters in his diary, though never inexplicitdetail.
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Well-drafted contracts usually attempt to spell out inexplicitdetailwhat each counterparty's rights and obligations are in every conceivable circumstance, though there are of course limits.
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Thus, the explicit details of the landscape become an important feature of our model.
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Nakashima's duties included doing veryexplicitdetaildrawings showing, for example, the design of the concrete formwork.
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Pierce plans the robbery inexplicitdetail, and procures information on the security measures and locations of the keys.
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Many respondents gave very explicit details of their dietary likes and dislikes and stated that they wished dietary vitamin supplements or holistic diets.
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The stories of their childrens deaths are chilling, sometimes shared inexplicitdetail, and through these stories the viewer comes to understand a common thread among them.
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We then provide an overview of the system's architecture, and give more explicit details of the major components of this architecture.
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If anyone is asked to pay a bill, he should be given full and explicit details of why.
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Additionally, many scenes of violence or injury are zoomed in on, poorly cropped, or deleted altogether to avoid explicit details.
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Typically, it involves a model or concept of information which is used and applied to activities that require explicit details of complex information systems.
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