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trivia
1[triv-ee-uh]
plural noun
matters or things that are very unimportant, inconsequential, or nonessential; trifles; trivialities.
Trivia
2[triv-ee-uh]
noun
(in Roman religion) Diana: so called because she was the goddess of three-way crossroads and also because she was regarded as a deity with three personae.
trivia
/ ˈٰɪɪə /
noun
(functioning as singular or plural) petty details or considerations; trifles; trivialities
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trivia1
Example Sentences
It’s bad enough that Tucker wants to murder her — beforehand, he wants to bore her with shark trivia, dully advocating for these misunderstood animals.
He pleases even stalwarts who treat jazz as a series of trivia questions about who played on what LP, and who was in what band and when.
Conan Doyle: creator of Sherlock Holmes and by extension all subsequent super sleuths with an eccentric character, eagle eye for detail, encyclopedic knowledge of unexpectedly useful trivia and the brain of a UNIVAC.
They host trivia and open mics, and it’s open late every day except Sunday.
She shares that trivia crumb with a celebrity friend who casually asks if she grew up on the kind of food she makes on her show, by the way.
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