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minutia

minutia

5 9.3
A very small detail that is not important
  • noun
  • /mɪˈnuːʃə/
translation icon : detalle
  • Individuals, however, should not get bogged down on minutia.
  • minutia of life
  • get into the minutia

And I tried not to get too connected in the minutiae of relationships.

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Examples

  • Let's not get hung up on the minutia.

  • Despite all the minutia of everyday life crowding the experience of high school, we were privileged to simply be educated.

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  • What's your problem; caught up in the minutia and missing the point?

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  • Peer review absolutely requires keen attention to the minutia of process, methods, and materials.

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  • Since I trust modern science and peer review, I can enjoy the results and conclusions without worrying about the minutia.

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  • Often in in our courses and our writings, we have to focus on the academic minutiae to prove our cases.

  • In this series, we are discussing at a high level above the fine print, above the minutia, a history of the fossil fuel industry, and how they have control or influence over governments.

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  • It would be against everything I stand for to let this deteriorate into an exercise in legal minutia.

  • I didn't think that anyone could have a greater fondness for minutia than I do, but it turns out that I am not as fond of minutia as I thought.

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  • In order to understand the project, we need to examine the minutia of the contract carefully.

Synonyms

detail
vsminutia
1.0

A small fact or piece of information about something

is the especially intricate or precise kind of such a small part
minor detail
vsminutia
6 3.2

A small point that is not important

is a small precise point without implying it is unimportant
triviality
vsminutia
6 5.4

A small detail that does not matter

denotes a fine precise point without suggesting it has no importance
microscopic detail
vsminutia
1 6.9

A very small part that you can only see with a microscope

is a small precise point that may not require magnification to notice
jot and tittle
vsminutia
  • Informal
9.9

Every small detail that must be exact

is a single intricate point rather than the whole set of small parts

How Small

minutia
5 9.3
detail
1.0

Surface Forms

minutia singular
minutiae plural

Etymology

Minutia comes from the Latin minutus, meaning 'made small', and is related to English words like minute and mini. So, minutia means a very small or precise detail, which is why we use it for tiny points in plans or reports.