The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Minutia \Mi*nu"ti*a\, n.; pl. Minutiae (-[=e]). [L., fr. minutus small, minute. See 4th Minute.] A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
minutia n 1: a small or minor detail; "he had memorized the many minutiae of the legal code"