minutiae

  • 1Minutiae — (  /mɨˈn …

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  • 2minutiae — [mi no͞o′shə, minnyo͞o′shə; mi no͞o′shē ē΄, mi no͞o′shēī΄] pl.n. sing. minutia [min no͞o′shə, min′nyo͞oshə, min′no͞oshē ə, min′no͞o sh ī] 〚L, pl. of minutia, smallness < minutus,MINUTE2〛 small or relatively unimportant details * * * …

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  • 3minutiae — index circumstances, technicality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4minutiae — (n.) 1751, plural of L. minutia smallness (see MINUTIA (Cf. minutia)); hence, in plural, trifles …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 5minutiae — 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

  • 6minutiae — [n] trivial detail incidental, minor detail, small detail, trifle, trivia, triviality, trivial matter, unimportant detail, useless information; concepts 274,543 …

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  • 7minutiae — (also minutia) ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ small or precise details. ORIGIN Latin, from minutia smallness …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8minutiae — [mi no͞o′shə, minnyo͞o′shə; mi no͞o′shē ē΄, mi no͞o′shēī΄] pl.n. sing. minutia [min no͞o′shə, min′nyo͞oshə, min′no͞oshē ə, min′no͞o sh ī] [L, pl. of minutia, smallness &LT; minutus,MINUTE2] small or relatively unimportant details …

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  • 9minutiae — mi|nu|ti|ae [maıˈnju:ʃiaı, mı US mıˈnu: ] n [plural] [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: , plural of minutia smallness , from minutus; MINUTE2] very small and exact details minutiae of ▪ Most people are not interested in the minutiae of the&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10minutiae — [[t]maɪnju͟ːʃiiː, AM mɪnu͟ːʃ [/t]] N PLURAL: usu the N of n The minutiae of something such as someone s job or life are the very small details of it. [FORMAL] Much of his early work is concerned with the minutiae of rural life. Syn: fine details …

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