Word definition: 'trivia' • Lucid Lexicon

trivia

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In the 20^th century, trivia was revived becoming "trivialities, bits of information of little consequence," from the title of a popular book "More Trivia" by U.S.-born British aphorist.

The Latin trivia (tri-via) meaning "place where three roads meet" was, in transferred use, "an open place, a public place." The adjectival form, trivialis, meant "public," hence "common, commonplace."

trivia noun

unimportant matters
facts (as about people or events) that are not well-known

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Trivia, the goddess of crossroads and the underworld

The earliest epithet of Diana/Hecate was Trivia, and she was addressed with that title by Virgil, Catullus, and many others. "Trivia" comes from the Latin trivium, "triple way", and refers to Diana's guardianship over roadways, particularly T-junctions or three-way crossroads, which had a dark connotation as one of the roads metaphorically pointed the way to the underworld. (See hellgate)

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