minutia

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(mĭ-nū'shē-ə, -shə, -nyū'-) pronunciation
n., pl., -ti·ae (-shē-ē').
A small or trivial detail: "the minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure" (Frederick Turner).

[From Late Latin minūtiae, petty details, from Latin minūtia, smallness, from minūtus, small. See minute2.]



meaning 'minor details or trivia' is pronounced mi-nyoo-shi-iy and is a plural noun. The singular form minutia is hardly ever used.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bagatel, petitesse

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijzonderheden, nietigheden, details

Français (French)
n. - menus détails, minuties (arch)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Details

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - λεπτολόγημα, μικρολεπτομέρεια, καθέκαστα

Italiano (Italian)
minuzie, minuzia

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - minúcias (f)

Русский (Russian)
мелочь

Español (Spanish)
n. - minucias, pequeños detalles

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - bagateller

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
细节, 琐事, 细目

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 細節, 瑣事, 細目

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 어떤 일의 상세한 세부사항

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 細目

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) تفصيلات دقيقه كامله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פרטי-פרטים‬


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