/ maɪˈnjuːʃiiː; NAmE mɪˈnuːʃiiː/ noun
[ pl. ] very small details :
the minutiae of the contract
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: Latin , literally trifles , from minutia smallness, from minutus lessened, past participle of minuere .
/ maɪˈnjuːʃiiː; NAmE mɪˈnuːʃiiː/ noun
[ pl. ] very small details :
the minutiae of the contract
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 18th cent.: Latin , literally trifles , from minutia smallness, from minutus lessened, past participle of minuere .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005