minutia
1minutia — (n.) 1751, plural minutiae, from L. minutia smallness (pl. minutiae, in Late Latin trifles ), from minutus small (see MINUTE (Cf. minute) (adj.)) …
2Minutia — 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] …
3minutia — index particular Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4MINUTIA — 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,… …
5minutia — 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 …
6minutia — 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] * * * …
7minutia — 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 …
8minutia — noun /maɪˈɲuː.ʃə/ A minor detail, often of negligible importance. They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress …
9minutia — (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 …
10minutia — 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 …
