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triviality |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Triviality \Triv`i*al"i*ty\, n.; pl {Trivialities}. [Cf. F. trivialit['e]] 1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness. 2. That which is trivial; a trifle. The philosophy of our times does not expend itself in furious discussions on mere scholastic trivialities. --Lyon Playfair From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: triviality n 1: the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous [syn: {pettiness}, {slightness}] 2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn: {technicality}, {trifle}] 3: something of small importance [syn: {trivia}, {trifle}, {small beer}]
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