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minutiae
[mi-noo-shee-ee, -nyoo-, mi-noo-shuh, -shee-uh]
plural noun
singular
minutiaprecise details; small or trifling matters.
the minutiae of his craft.
minutiae
/ ɪˈːʃɪˌː /
plural noun
small, precise, or trifling details
Usage
Other Word Forms
- minutial adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of minutiae1
Example Sentences
“People who get really into the minutiae may point out that there are a couple of instances … where we bent those rules a little bit,” Macaulay says.
they are working on during this particular rehearsal is the minutiae of the blocking.
It’s that realism has been confused with reality, and I worry that actors and writers are losing sight of the experience of living by zooming in on psychological minutiae.
Get into the minutiae: what times do you typically wake up and go to bed?
In addition, fact-checking can create an environment where “the accumulation of verifiable minutiae can become an end unto itself.”
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