minutiae
mi·nu·ti·a (m
-n
sh
-
, -sh, -ny-)
n. pl. mi·nu·ti·ae (-sh-
)
A small or trivial detail: “the minutiae of experimental and mathematical procedure” Frederick Turner.
[From Late Latin min
tiae, petty details, from Latin mintia, smallness, from mintus, small; see minute2.]
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minutiae
plural noun details, particulars, subtleties, trifles, trivia, niceties, finer points, ins and outs
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