minutia

[ mi-noo-shee-uh, -shuh, -nyoo- ]

/ mɪˈnu ʃi ə, -ʃə, -ˈnyu- /

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noun, plural mi·nu·ti·ae [mi-noo-shee-ee, -nyoo-] /mɪˈnu ʃiˌi, -ˈnyu-/.

Usually minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft.

Origin of minutia

1745–55; < Latin minūtia smallness, equivalent to minūt(us) minute² + -ia -ia

OTHER WORDS FROM minutia

mi·nu·ti·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH minutia

minimal minimize minimum minuscule minutia (see usage note at minuscule)

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Trekkies are defensive about the minutiae of their sacred source material, sometimes to the point of pretension.

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The discussion is, inevitably, concerned with minutiae in details about which our actual information is far from being minute.

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Despite the ominousness of the times, Mercer continued with the daily routine, the minutiae of which filled his journal.

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They feel themselves too great to enter into the minutiae of common folks' concerns.

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But it is unnecessary to trace these studies in all their minutiae.

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Of course, he sees that his portrait is not like; but he has not yet learned to see in detail, in minutiae.

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British Dictionary definitions for minutiae

minutiae

/ (mɪˈnjuːʃɪˌiː) /

pl n singular -tia (-ʃɪə)

small, precise, or trifling details

Word Origin for minutiae

C18: pl of Late Latin minūtia smallness, from Latin minūtus minute ²

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minutia

noun, plural mi·nu·ti·ae [mi-noo-shee-ee, -nyoo-] /mɪˈnu ʃiˌi, -ˈnyu-/.

Origin of minutia

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pl n singular -tia (-ʃɪə)

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minutia

noun, plural mi·nu·ti·ae [mi-noo-shee-ee, -nyoo-] /mɪˈnu ʃiˌi, -ˈnyu-/.

Origin of minutia

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pl n singular -tia (-ʃɪə)

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