"trivia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ [Canada, UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trivia.wav Forms: trivia [plural], trivias [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪviə Etymology: 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 templates: {{PIE word|en|tréyes}} PIE word *tréyes, {{uder|en|la|trivia}} Latin trivia Head templates: {{en-noun|~|trivia|trivias}} trivia (countable and uncountable, plural trivia or trivias)
  1. Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (insignificant trifles of little importance): 冷知識 (Chinese Mandarin), 冷知识 (lěngzhīshí, lěngzhīshì) (Chinese Mandarin), trivia (Dutch), bagatelles [feminine, plural] (French), fadaises [feminine, plural] (French), Trivia [neuter, plural] (German), Varia [neuter, plural] (German), Nichtigkeiten [feminine, plural] (German), Kleinigkeiten [feminine, plural] (German), Minuzien [obsolete, plural] (German), érdekesség (Hungarian), 豆知識 (mamechishiki) (alt: まめちしき) (Japanese), мелочи (meloçi) (Kazakh), мелочи (meloci) (Kyrgyz), nieki [masculine, plural] (Latvian), sīkumi [masculine, plural] (Latvian), kūrapa (Maori), kāmuimui (Maori), ciekawostka [feminine] (Polish), ме́лочи (méloči) [feminine, plural] (Russian), пустяки́ (pustjakí) [masculine, plural] (Russian), bagateller [plural] (Swedish), småsaker [plural] (Swedish), struntsaker [plural] (Swedish), ıvır zıvır (Turkish), дрібни́ці (dribnýci) (Ukrainian), ціка́винки (cikávynky) (Ukrainian), thông tin bên lề (Vietnamese), טריוויע (trivye) [plural] (Yiddish), נישטיקייטן (nishtikeytn) [plural] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-trivia-en-noun-JOsexh~G Disambiguation of 'insignificant trifles of little importance': 99 1
  2. A quiz game that involves obscure facts. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-trivia-en-noun-6icqJefe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 75 16 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 10 58 5 7 10 5 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 67 4 6 7 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: administrivia, triviaholic, triviaphile Related terms: trivial, triviality, trivialize
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ [Canada, UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trivia.wav
Rhymes: -ɪviə Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} trivia
  1. plural of trivium Tags: form-of, plural Form of: trivium
    Sense id: en-trivia-en-noun-yxhI6tKd Categories (other): English plurals in -a with singular in -um or -on
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!",
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          "text": "These trivia take up too much of the day."
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          "text": "This trivia takes up too much of the day."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1943 December 20, Herbert L. Bregstein, “The Armored Force and the Camera”, in Popular Photography, volume 13, number 6, page 77:",
          "text": "There is the story of the famous Hollywood glamour photographer who cooled his heels around Washington for three months while waiting for one of our leading commanders, and then was granted exactly 15 minutes for the sitting. […] Our military leaders simply don't have time for such trivia. Thank God!",
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          "text": "I joined the trivia club this semester!",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "冷知識"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "lěngzhīshí, lěngzhīshì",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "冷知识"
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "trivia"
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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      "word": "bagatelles"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Varia"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "érdekesség"
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "豆知識"
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "kūrapa"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "kāmuimui"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ciekawostka"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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        "feminine",
        "plural"
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        "plural"
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        "plural"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "ıvır zıvır"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dribnýci",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "дрібни́ці"
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "ціка́винки"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "word": "thông tin bên lề"
    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "trivye",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "טריוויע"
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "nishtikeytn",
      "sense": "insignificant trifles of little importance",
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