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trifle

noun/ˈtraɪ.fəl/

a thing of little value or importance

Synonyms

• bauble
• knickknack
• trinket
• triviality

Antonyms

• essential
• necessity

trifle in a sentence

Where it comes from

From Old French trufle 'mockery, deception'

Memory hook

A TRIFLE is a TRY-flop of importance.

Read it in context

• When the Water Returned Nature

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