Trivia

name, noun

name, noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth. countable, uncountable

    "These trivia take up too much of the day."

  2. 2
    plural of trivium form-of, plural
  3. 3
    something of small importance wordnet
  4. 4
    A quiz game that involves obscure facts. countable, uncountable

    "I joined the trivia club this semester!"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An aspect of the Roman goddess Diana, pertaining to her role as guardian of trivia (crossroads or forks where three roads meet); used as an epithet. Roman

Synonyms

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trivialityaceatombitbric-a-bracchaff

Example

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"Today's trivia corner! Today it's about the origin of Calpis."

Etymology

Etymology 1

PIE word *tréyes From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

Etymology 2

See trivia.

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