minutia

Variant of minutiae

minutiae definition

mi·nu·tiae (mi no̵̅o̅′s̸hə, -nyo̵̅o̅′-; -s̸hē ē′, -ī′)

plural noun sing. minutia -·tia (-s̸hə, -s̸hē ə)

small or relatively unimportant details

Etymology: L, pl. of minutia, smallness < minutus, minute

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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