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Petty detail
Answer for the clue "Petty detail ", 7 letters:
minutia
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code" [also: minutiae (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Minutia \Mi*nu"ti*a\, n.; pl. Minuti[ae] (-[=e]). [L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th Minute .] A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A minor detail, often of negligible importance. 2 (context biometrics forensics English) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.
Usage examples of minutia.
All seething with detail that ramified as you looked at it, then split again into underworlds of minutia.