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minutiae

noun
 
/maɪˈnjuːʃiiː/,
 
/maɪˈnjuːʃiaɪ/
 
/mɪˈnuːʃiiː/,
 
/mɪˈnuːʃiaɪ/
[plural]
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  1. very small details
    • the minutiae of the contract
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: Latin, literally ‘trifles’, from minutia ‘smallness’, from minutus ‘lessened’, past participle of minuere.
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