# minutia

> English word · Noun · IPA /maɪ̯ˈn(j)uːʃ(iː)ə/ · frequency rank #92,882

## Definitions
1. A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
2. Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin minutia, from minūtus (“small, little”), from minuō (“make smaller”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/minutia