Definition of MINUTIA

minutia

Meanings

Plural: minutiae, minutiæ

Noun

  • a small or minor detail
    • "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"
  • A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
  • Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin minutia, from minūtus (“small, little”), from minuō (“make smaller”).

Scrabble Score: 9

minutia is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
minutia is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
minutia is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

minutia is a valid Words With Friends word