"detachment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈtæt͡ʃmənt/ Audio: en-us-detachment.ogg [US] Forms: detachment [singular], detachments [plural]
Etymology: detach + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|detach|ment}} detach + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Detachment is the act of detaching from something. Synonyms: separation
    Sense id: simple-detachment-en-noun-RhZWozOE
  2. A detachment is the separation of a military unit sent for a particular mission.
    Sense id: simple-detachment-en-noun-l8bSAPoT Categories (other): Military
  3. A detachment is the unit that is dispatched.
    Sense id: simple-detachment-en-noun-7eF7xVWu Categories (other): Military
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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