trivia

[ triv-ee-uh ]
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plural noun
  1. matters or things that are very unimportant, inconsequential, or nonessential; trifles; trivialities.

Origin of trivia

1
1900–05; pseudo-Latin trivia (neuter plural), taken as the base of trivial

Other definitions for Trivia (2 of 2)

Trivia
[ triv-ee-uh ]

noun
  1. (in Roman religion) Diana: so called because she was the goddess of three-way crossroads and also because she was regarded as a deity with three personae.

Origin of Trivia

2
First recorded in 1700–10; fromLatin, feminine of trivius (adj.), derivative of trivium “place where three roads meet,” equivalent to tri- tri- + -vium, derivative of via “way, road”

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British Dictionary definitions for trivia

trivia

/ (ˈtrɪvɪə) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular or plural) petty details or considerations; trifles; trivialities

Origin of trivia

1
from New Latin, plural of Latin trivium junction of three roads; for meaning, see trivial

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