Minutia
[mɪ'njuːʃɪə] or [maɪ'njʊʃɪr]
Definition
(noun.) a small or minor detail; 'he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code'.
Typist: Silvia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Checker: Nellie
Examples
- Indeed, without this tireless minutiae, and methodical, searching spirit, it would have been practically impossible to have produced many of the most important of these inventions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- From such vague laments I turned to the contemplation of the minutiae of my situation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Upon my word, I am not acquainted with the minutiae of her principles. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Such a reconnaissance, like that of a coming field of battle, was invaluable, and may help give a further idea of the man's inveterate care for the minutiae of things. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Typed by Jeanette