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Pronunciation / Transliteration: saimoku
"彼は計画の細目にまでこだわった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, precise, or trivial detail.
"She spent hours obsessing over every minutia of the event planning." - 2
The minute details or particulars of something.
"He got bogged down in the minutiae of the contract rather than focusing on the main agreement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin plural noun minutiae, meaning smallness or trifles, originating from the Latin adjective minutus meaning diminished, small, or petty. Entering English in the 17th century, it retained its association with extremely small, precise, or trivial details.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Minutia" is said worldwide
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minuties
Transliteration: minüsi
"Il se perd dans les minuties du dossier."
Kleinigkeit
Transliteration: klayn-ihg-kyte
"Er verliert sich in Kleinigkeiten."
minuzia
Transliteration: minuzia
"Conosceva ogni singola minuzia del piano."
minucia
Transliteration: minucia
"No te preocupes por una minucia así."
minúcia
Transliteration: minúsia
"Ela explicou o projeto com toda a minúcia."
बारीकी
Transliteration: bariki
"वह हर छोटी बारीकी पर ध्यान देती है।"
细节
Transliteration: xìjié
"不要在这些细节上浪费时间。"
세부사항
Transliteration: sebuhasahang
"그는 계약의 세부사항에 집착했다."
細目
Transliteration: saimoku
"彼は計画の細目にまでこだわった。"
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