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# detachment

noun (detachments)

«detachment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A detachment is a small group of soldiers or workers sent off to do a special job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/#m1)
2. Detachment is a calm feeling of not being involved or caring too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories a leader splits an army into small groups, each sent to a different place or task.

### Examples

- The captain sent a detachment of ten soldiers to guard the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/#x1)
- Each detachment marched to its own hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/#x2)
- She watched the quarrel with calm detachment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/#x3)

### Note

a detachment is one group, so count it as one unit of the given number of soldiers; the sum or count does not change by itself

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «detachment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detachment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«detachment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/detachment.html) on Mova free.