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MINUTIA
minutia
(noun) a small or minor detail; “he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
minutia (plural minutiae or minutiæ)
A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
(biometrics, forensics) Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.
Source: Wiktionary
Mi*nu"ti*a, n.; pl. Minutiæ (-e). Etym: [L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th Minute.]
Definition: A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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