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Miscellanea vs Trivia - What's the difference?

miscellanea | trivia |

As nouns the difference between miscellanea and trivia

is that miscellanea is a miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany while trivia is insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.

As a proper noun Trivia is

the goddess of crossroads. Compare Hecate.

miscellanea

English

Noun

(miscellanea)
  • (countable) A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany.
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  • (extremely, rare) English plurals

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Anagrams

    * English collective nouns ----

    trivia

    English

    Noun

    (trivia)
  • insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information
    • 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!
  • English plurals

    • Usage notes

    * Formerly, as word derived from a Latin plural, trivia required a plural verb, as in the first usage example above. Most modern authorities accept a singular verb, and this may be the preferred usage in the US. The game (2) is always regarded as a singular noun.

    Derived terms

    * administrivia, trivial, triviality, trivialize