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Minutiae — ( /mɨˈn … Wikipedia
minutiae — [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 * * * … Universalium
minutiae — index circumstances, technicality Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
minutiae — (n.) 1751, plural of L. minutia smallness (see MINUTIA (Cf. minutia)); hence, in plural, trifles … Etymology dictionary
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 — [n] trivial detail incidental, minor detail, small detail, trifle, trivia, triviality, trivial matter, unimportant detail, useless information; concepts 274,543 … New thesaurus
minutiae — (also minutia) ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ small or precise details. ORIGIN Latin, from minutia smallness … English terms dictionary
minutiae — [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 … English World dictionary
minutiae — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
minutiae — [[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 … English dictionary
minutiae — (plural); minutia (singular) (mih NOOSH yah) [Latin: smallness] Trifles; small or unimportant matters; precise details, as in “the minutiae of the law.” The study focused on the minutiae of describing fossil species … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
