MINUTIA

minutia

(noun) a small or minor detail; ā€œhe had memorized the many minutiae of the legal codeā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

minutia (plural minutiae or minutiƦ)

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. MinutiƦ (-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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UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; ā€œAs a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguousā€- Mario Vargas Llosa


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