- minutia
- noun /maɪˈɲuː.ʃə/
They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress.
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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 — I. MINUTIA Virgo Vestalis, quae, propter corporis elegantem cultum, in suspicionem venit libidinis, unde et servâ quâdam contra illam testimonium dicente, viva defossa est. Liv. l. 8. c. 15. II. MINUTIA porta quaedam Romae, dicta ab ara Minutii,… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
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 — (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
