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picayune

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

noun (n)

A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

(informal) small and of little importance(adj.all)

Example:
Giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction.

Synonym:
fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, petty, piddling, piffling, trivial

source: wordnet30

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