mi·nu·ti·a

[mi-noo-shee-uh, -shuh, -nyoo-]
noun, plural mi·nu·ti·ae [-shee-ee] .
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft.

Origin:
1745–55; < Latin minūtia smallness, equivalent to minūt(us) minute2 + -ia -ia

mi·nu·ti·al, adjective

minimal, minimize, minimum, minuscule, minutia (see usage note at minuscule).
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minutia
1751, pl. minutiæ, from L. minutia "smallness" (pl. minutiæ, in L.L. "trifles"), from minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)).
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Minutia is always a great word to know.
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