trivia (noun)

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• trivia — like trivial, has an interesting history. Both words are derived in roundabout ways from the Latin word trivium meaning ‘a place where three roads meet’, and come via the medieval sense of a three part education in grammar, rhetoric, and logic as …   Modern English usage

• trivia — noun /ˈtrɪviə/ a) insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information Trivia take up too much of the day. b) A quiz game that involves obscure facts. Tr …   Wiktionary

• trivia — noun (plural) 1 unimportant or useless details: I m not going to waste my time on such trivia. 2 detailed facts about past events, famous people, sport etc used in quiz games …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• trivia — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ unimportant details or pieces of information. ORIGIN Latin, plural of trivium place where three roads meet , influenced by TRIVIAL(Cf. ↑trivially) …   English terms dictionary

• trivia — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: New Latin, back formation from Latin trivialis Date: 1920 unimportant matters ; trivial facts or details; also singular in construction a quizzing game involving obscure facts …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Trivia — noun /tɹɪviə/ The goddess of the night and crossroads, usually associated with witchcraft and sorcery as well as ghosts and childbirth, Roman equivalent of Greek Hecate …   Wiktionary

• trivia — /ˈtrɪviə / (say triveeuh) plural noun 1. inessential, unimportant, or inconsequential things; trivialities. 2. inconsequential and often arcane items of information. 3. a trivia game, or an occasion when trivia games are played, as a trivia night …  

• trivia — triv|i|a [ trıviə ] noun uncount unimportant details or pieces of information: She cared nothing for such trivia. a. facts about subjects such as sports, history, movies, or television programs that people use to answer questions in a game: a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• trivia — UK [ˈtrɪvɪə] / US noun [uncountable] a) unimportant details or information She cared nothing for such trivia. b) facts about subjects such as sport, history, or television programmes that people use to answer questions in a game a trivia… …   English dictionary

• trivia — plural noun his head is overflowing with obscure trivia Syn: minutiae, minor details, petty detail, niceties, technicalities, trivialities, trifles, trumpery, nonessentials, ephemera; informal small potatoes, peanuts …   Thesaurus of popular words

• trivia — [ˈtrɪviə] noun [U] 1) facts about subjects such as sport, history, or television programmes that people use to answer questions in a game 2) unimportant facts or details The papers are just full of trivia about celebrities.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English