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      picayune
      adjective
      (informal) small and of little importance
      Roots
      picalhonpicayune- · Provençal · small coin
      Synonyms for picayune
      picayunishadjpettyadjpiddlingadjtrivialadjpifflingadjfootlingadjnigglingadjlittleadjtriflingadjpettifoggingvquibblingvinsignificantadjinconsequentialadj
      Words related to picayune
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      The word picayune breaks down into one root of Provençal origin: the root picayune, from Provençal picalhon (“small coin”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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