TRIVIALISE

trivialize, trivialise

(verb) make trivial or insignificant; “Don’t trivialize the seriousness of the issue!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

trivialise (third-person singular simple present trivialises, present participle trivialising, simple past and past participle trivialised)

Non-Oxford standard spelling of trivialize.

Anagrams

• rivalities, viralities

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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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