trivia

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/ˈtɹɪvi.ə/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

irrelevant, next

We spent the evening discussing irrelevant trivia instead of focusing on the actual problem.

VERB + TRIVIA

let's, plan, play, question, welcome

Let's play trivia after dinner tonight to see who knows the most facts.

TRIVIA + NOUN

buffs, corner, it's, night

My friends and I spent last Friday night at trivia night down at the local pub.

PREP.

off, up, with

She spent the evening boring us with trivia about old television shows.

Definitions

noun

Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.

These trivia take up too much of the day.

This trivia takes up too much of the day.

A quiz game that involves obscure facts.

I joined the trivia club this semester!

name

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.

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Synonyms

noun — something of small importance

triviality
trifle

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

These trivia take up too much of the day.

Wiktionary

This trivia takes up too much of the day.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

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

Tatoeba · #329368

Let's play a trivia game.

Tatoeba · #2020323

Sometimes I find that I basically have no time to pay attention to irrelevant trivia.

Tatoeba · #2628657

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