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- [mi-noo-shee-uh, -shuh, -nyoo-]
- /mɪˈnu ʃi ə, -ʃə, -ˈnyu-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mi-noo-shee-uh, -shuh, -nyoo-]
- /mɪˈnu ʃi ə, -ʃə, -ˈnyu-/
Definitions of minutia word
- noun plural minutia Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft. 1
- noun minutia A minor detail, often of negligible importance. 1
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Origin of minutia
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < Latin minūtia smallness, equivalent to minūt(us) minute2 + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Minutia
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minutia popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun minutia
- trifle — an article or thing of very little value.
- frippery — finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
- froth — an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- triviality — something trivial; a trivial matter, affair, remark, etc.: cocktail conversation marked by trivialities.
- nonsense — words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
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