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detached
(de|tached)
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈtatʃt/
adjective
1
separate or disconnected, in particular:
(of a house or other building) not joined to another on either side:
a four-bedroomed detached house
(of a social worker or social work) operating or based in the community rather than in an office:
detached youth workers
2
aloof and objective:
he is a detached observer of his own actions
Derivatives
detachedly
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈtatʃɪdli/
adverb
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