trivialities

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Triviality \Triv`i*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Trivialities}. [Cf. F.
   trivialit['e]]
   1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.
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   2. That which is trivial; a trifle.
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            The philosophy of our times does not expend itself
            in furious discussions on mere scholastic
            trivialities.                         --Lyon
                                                  Playfair.
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