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Definition of Picayune
1. Adjective. (informal) small and of little importance. "Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Unimportant
Derivative terms: Littleness, Pettiness, Trivia, Triviality, Trivialize
Definition of Picayune
1. n. A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.
Definition of Picayune
1. Adjective. Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance; picayunish; ¹
2. Adjective. something not worth arguing about. ¹
3. Adjective. an argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation; ¹
4. Adjective. small-minded: being childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things. ¹
5. Noun. (US archaic) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit. ¹
6. Noun. A five-cent piece. ¹
7. Noun. Something of very little value; a trifle: not worth a picayune. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Picayune
1. a former Spanish-American coin [n -S]
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