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TRIVIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trivia mean?
• TRIVIA (noun)
The noun TRIVIA has 1 sense:
1. something of small importance
Familiarity information: TRIVIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something of small importance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
small beer; trifle; trivia; triviality
Hypernyms ("trivia" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trivia"):
bagatelle; fluff; frippery; frivolity (something of little value or significance)
Derivation:
trivial ((informal) small and of little importance)
trivial (of little substance or significance)
Context examples
You might win big on a TV game show thanks to the trivia you know or the wise strategy you use to play the game.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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