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trivial
in
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter
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- Suddenly her aspirations seemed so trivial.†
p. 132.9trivial = unimportant
- As she watched, he reached up and put the envelope casually in his pocket, as if it contained something trivial and mildly unpleasant—a utility bill, a traffic ticket.†
p. 251.5 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(trivial) of little importance -- sometimes more specifically describing a challenge as easy and uninteresting
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)