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minutial

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mi⋅nu⋅ti⋅a

  [mi-noo-shee-uh, -shuh, -nyoo-]
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–noun, plural -ti⋅ae  [-shee-ee] .
Usually, minutiae. precise details; small or trifling matters: the minutiae of his craft.
Origin:
1745–55; < L minūtia smallness, equiv. to minūt(us) minute 2 + -ia -ia

Related forms:
mi⋅nu⋅ti⋅al, adjective
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minutia 
1751, pl. minutiæ, from L. minutia "smallness" (pl. minutiæ, in L.L. "trifles"), from minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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