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Trivia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trivia (singular: trivium ) are unimportant (or "trivial") items, especially of information. In the late 20th century the expression came to apply more to information of the kind useful almost excl...
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Definition of paltry from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Etymology: obsolete paltry trash, from dial. palt, pelt piece of coarse cloth, trash; akin to Middle Low German palte rag...
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Today in History ... Ask a Question ... Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful; trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold.
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I left home at the age of seven; ... All good things must be chased; ... And the more I looked ;
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• adjective (paltrier, paltriest) 1 (of an amount) very small or meagre. 2 petty; trivial. ... Perform another search of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary ... About this dictionary; The Compact Oxford English Dictionary of Current English contains 145,000 words, phrases, and definitions. Find out more about Oxford's...
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paltry (comparative paltrier, superlative paltriest ... This is indeed a paltry flyer about a silly product. ... Student grants these days are paltry, and many students have to take out loans.
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