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Definition of Minutia
1. Noun. A small or minor detail. "He had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"
Definition of Minutia
1. n. A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Definition of Minutia
1. Noun. A minor detail, often of negligible importance. ¹
2. Noun. (context: biometrics forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Minutia
1. a small detail [n -TIAE] : MINUTIAL [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Minutia
Literary usage of Minutia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see CONNECTION, JOINING. 2. Sj>fi\ aloneness, separation. S. See DETAIL.
detail, n. 1. item, particular, minutia (chiefly in pi. ..."
2. Miss Ellis's Mission by Mary Prudence (Wells) Smith (1886)
"... minutia connected with the business details of her work. In her diary was a
copy of this letter to Mr. Wendte, dated Feb. 21, 1878 : — "Why not have a ..."
3. Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and Executive by United States Congress. Senate (1856)
"... I do not desire to confine myself to that process in every minutia, as the
same may be modified, or equivalents substituted ; but I claim the employment ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Janis 1984, on the other hand, warns against using minutia as a plural (as though
... She has described her early years in their minutia — Herbert Lottman, ..."
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