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nugae

American  
[noo-gahy, noo-jee, nyoo-] / ˈnu gaɪ, ˈnu dʒi, ˈnyu- /

plural noun

Latin.
  1. trifles.


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There are two letters in the "Nugae Antiquae," that exhibit as faithful pictures of Queen Elizabeth and James the First, by delineating them in their private life and unguarded hours.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace

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