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Answer for the clue "Trivial matter ", 7 letters:
minutia

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Word definitions for minutia in dictionaries

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1751, plural minutiae , from Latin minutia "smallness" (plural minutiae , in Late Latin "trifles"), from minutus "small" (see minute (adj.)).

Usage examples of minutia.

All seething with detail that ramified as you looked at it, then split again into underworlds of minutia.