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minutiae (noun)

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  • minutiae — meaning ‘minor details or trivia’ is pronounced mi nyoo shi iy and is a plural noun. The singular form minutia is hardly ever used …   Modern English usage

  • minutiae — (also minutia) ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ small or precise details. ORIGIN Latin, from minutia smallness …   English terms dictionary

  • minutiae — noun (plural) very small and exact but unimportant details …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • minutiae — plural noun the captain cannot be concerned with the minutiae of shipboard life Syn: details, niceties, finer points, particulars, trivia, trivialities …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • minutiae — mi|nu|ti|ae [ maı nuʃi,i ] noun plural FORMAL very small or unimportant details …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • minutiae — [mɪ nju:ʃɪi:, mʌɪ , ʃɪʌɪ] (also minutia ʃɪə) plural noun the small or precise details of something. Origin C18: L., lit. trifles , from minutia smallness , from minutus (see minute2) …   English new terms dictionary

  • minutiae — UK [maɪˈnjuːʃɪaɪ] / UK [maɪˈnjuːʃɪiː] / US [maɪˈnuʃɪˌɪ] noun [plural] formal very small or unimportant details …   English dictionary

  • minutia — noun (plural minutiae) Etymology: Latin minutiae trifles, details, from plural of minutia smallness, from minutus Date: 1782 a minute or minor detail usually used in plural …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trainspotter — noun Brit. 1》 a person who collects locomotive numbers as a hobby. 2》 often derogatory a person who obsessively studies the minutiae of any minority interest or specialized hobby. Derivatives trainspotting noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • pedant — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian pedante Date: 1588 1. obsolete a male schoolteacher 2. a. one who makes a show of knowledge b. one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge c. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • minutia — noun /maɪˈɲuː.ʃə/ A minor detail, often of negligible importance. They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress …   Wiktionary

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