minutiae
noun /maɪˈnjuːʃiiː/, /maɪˈnjuːʃiaɪ/
/mɪˈnuːʃiiː/, /mɪˈnuːʃiaɪ/
[plural]- very small details
- the minutiae of the contract
Word Originmid 18th cent.: Latin, literally ‘trifles’, from minutia ‘smallness’, from minutus ‘lessened’, past participle of minuere.