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minutia

minutia

5 9.3
A very small detail that is not important
  • noun
  • /mɪˈnuːʃə/
: 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.