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noun
A person who loves trivia (obscure or unimportant facts).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Synonyms: triviaphile
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri- Proto-Indo-European *weyh1- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Latin -ius Latin trivius Latin trivia English trivia Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -holic English triviaholic From trivia + -holic.
