trivia
trivia Lexical Profile
trivia Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Obscure or miscellaneous facts about various subjects, especially as used in quiz games and competitions.
"Our team won first prize at the neighborhood trivia night by answering every history question correctly."
Details, considerations, or pieces of information of little importance or value.
"We should not let our committee meeting get bogged down in administrative trivia."
Word Nuance & Usage
Historically the plural of the Latin noun 'trivium', 'trivia' is treated in modern English either as an uncountable singular noun (e.g., "Trivia is fun") or as a plural noun referring to minor details (e.g., "These trivia are unimportant").
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin 'trivia', the plural of 'trivium', meaning a place where three roads meet (from 'tri-' meaning 'three' and 'via' meaning 'road'). Because such public crossroads were common gathering places for everyday gossip, the term came to denote commonplace or unimportant matters.