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de·tach·ment [ di táchmənt ] (plural de·tach·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. aloofness: lack of interest in or involvement with other people or with worldly concerns

2. disinterestedness: a lack of bias, prejudice, or emotional involvement

3. separation: the condition of being separated from something, or the process of separating one thing from another

4. military unit: a military unit separated from its normal, larger unit for special duties

5. specialized group: any specialized and separately employed unit of a group or organization

6. Canada Canadian police unit: an organizational unit of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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