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picayune

/,p/I/k/@/'/j//u/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See <u>Fippenny bit</u>.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. (informal) small and of little importance

    adj.all

    Examples
    Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction.
    Synonyms fiddling footling lilliputian little niggling petty piddling piffling trivial

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

picaresquepicari&aelig;picariaepicarianpicaroonpicassopicayunishpiccadilpiccagepiccalillipiccaninnypiccolo

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