Minutia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /maɪ̯ˈn(j)uːʃ(iː)ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Minutia is a noun meaning A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
Meaning
A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
More Meanings
- (biometrics, forensics) Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.
Example Sentences
They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress.
I think I can ſee the preciſe and diſtinguiſhing marks of national characters more in theſe nonſenſical minutiæ, than in the moſt important matters of ſtate ; where great men of all nations talk and ſtalk ſo much alike, that I would not give ninepence to chuſe amongſt them.
Word Forms
- minutiae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include minute, tininess, technicality, minimal, mite, minnit.
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