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.]
Dictionary:
mi·nu·ti·a (mĭ-nū'shē-ə, -shə, -nyū'-) ![]() |
[From Late Latin minūtiae, petty details, from Latin minūtia, smallness, from minūtus, small. See minute2.]
| Thesaurus: minutia |
noun
| WordNet: minutia |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a small or minor detail
| Translations: Minutia |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - bagatel, petitesse
Nederlands (Dutch)
bijzonderheden, nietigheden, details
Français (French)
n. - menus détails, minuties (arch)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - λεπτολόγημα, μικρολεπτομέρεια, καθέκαστα
Italiano (Italian)
minuzie, minuzia
Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - minúcias (f)
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الجمع) تفصيلات دقيقه كامله
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - פרטי-פרטים
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