minutia

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/mɪˈnuʃiə, -ʃə, -ˈnju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mi no̅o̅′shē ə, -shə, -nyo̅o̅′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mi•nu•ti•a /mɪˈnuʃiə, -ʃə, -ˈnyu-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ti•ae 
    /-ʃiˌi/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Usually, minutiae. [plural] small or unimportant matters:got bogged down in the minutiae.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mi•nu•ti•a  (mi no̅o̅′shē ə, -shə, -nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti•ae 
    (-shē ē′).USA pronunciation 
  1. Usually, minutiae. precise details;
    small or trifling matters:the minutiae of his craft.
  • Latin minūtia smallness, equivalent. to minūt(us) minute2 + -ia -ia
  • 1745–55
mi•nu′ti•al, adj. 

'minutia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
mince - minutiae

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