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trivia

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ (UK)

Definition of trivia

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
    “These trivia take up too much of the day.”
    “This trivia takes up too much of the day.”
    “There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
    “These trivia take up too much of the day.”
    “This trivia takes up too much of the day.”
    “There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!”
  2. (countable, uncountable)A quiz game that involves obscure facts.
    “I joined the trivia club this semester!”
  3. (form-of, plural)plural of trivium

name

  1. (Roman)An aspect of the Roman goddess Diana, pertaining to her role as guardian of trivia (crossroads or forks where three roads meet); used as an epithet.

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Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wijā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin trivius…

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PIE word *tréyes Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Italic *trēs Latin trēsder. Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wijā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin trivius Latin trivia English trivia From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

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