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Definition of trivial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

trivial

adjective
 
/ˈtrɪviəl/
 
/ˈtrɪviəl/
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  1. not important or serious; not worth considering
    • a trivial detail
    • I know it sounds trivial, but I'm worried about it.
    • I'll try to fix it—but it's not trivial (= it may be difficult to fix).
    Extra Examples
    • Apparently trivial clues may turn out to be quite important.
    • He made a few essentially trivial changes.
    • I didn't want to bother you with such a trivial matter.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin trivialis, from Latin trivium ‘place where three roads meet’.
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