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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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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