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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrivia
/ˈtrɪv.i.ə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little value or importance.
"He spent hours arguing over the trivia of the contract rather than focusing on the main goals." - 2
A game or competition in which competitors test their knowledge of obscure facts.
"They went to the local pub to participate in the weekly trivia night."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin plural of trivium, meaning 'place where three roads meet' or 'crossroads', implying common or commonplace places. Over time, it shifted through medieval Latin to mean ordinary, commonplace matters, and eventually settled in English to denote trivial details and pieces of unimportant information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trivia" is said worldwide
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broutilles
Transliteration: broutille
"Il se perd dans les broutilles administratives."
Tändelei
Transliteration: Taendelei
"Wir sollten uns nicht mit solchen Trivialitäten beschäftigen."
inezzie
Transliteration: inezzia
"Si perde sempre in inezzie insignificanti."
trivialidades
Transliteration: trivialidades
"No te preocupes por tantas trivialidades."
trivialidades
Transliteration: trivialidades
"Ele gosta de discutir trivialidades científicas."
तुच्छ बातें
Transliteration: tucchh baatein
"वह हमेशा तुच्छ बातों पर बहस करता है।"
琐事
Transliteration: suǒshì
"不要把时间浪费在这些琐事上。"
사소한 것들
Transliteration: sasohan geotdeul
"그는 사소한 일에 너무 집착한다."
ささいなこと
Transliteration: sasai na koto
Script: 些細なこと
"私たちはささいなことで時間を無駄にすべきではない。"
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