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minutia — (n.) 1751, plural minutiae, from L. minutia smallness (pl. minutiae, in Late Latin trifles ), from minutus small (see MINUTE (Cf. minute) (adj.)) … Etymology dictionary
Minutia — Mi*nu ti*a, n.; pl. {Minuti[ae]} ( [=e]). [L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th {Minute}.] A minute particular; a small or minor detail; used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minutia — index particular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law 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
minutia — minutial, adj. /mi nooh shee euh, sheuh, nyooh /, n., pl. minutiae / shee ee /. Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft. [1745 55; < L minutia smallness, equiv. to minut(us) MINUTE2 + ia IA] * * * … Universalium
minutia — mi•nu•ti•a [[t]mɪˈnu ʃi ə, ʃə, ˈnyu [/t]] n. pl. ti•ae [[t] ʃiˌi[/t]] Usu., minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters • Etymology: 1745–55; < L minūtia smallness =minūt(us) minute II+ ia ia mi•nu′ti•al, adj … From formal English to slang
minutia — noun /maɪˈɲuː.ʃə/ A minor detail, often of negligible importance. They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress … Wiktionary
minutia — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Something or things that are unimportant: fiddle faddle, frippery, frivolity, froth, nonsense, small change, small potatoes, trifle, trivia, triviality. See IMPORTANT, SURFACE … English dictionary for students
minutia — A detail; pl. minutiae. Note that the latter is pronounced min oo she, not min oo she ay. mirabile dictu. (Lat.) Wonderful to relate. Miricioiu, Nelly. (1952–) Romanian opera singer … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
minutia — mi·nu·ti·a || maɪ njuËʃɪə n. trivial details, insignificant matters (also minutiae) … English contemporary dictionary
