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What does picayune mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word picayune? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Petty, trivial; of little consequence; small and of little importance.
  2. Small-minded; childishly spiteful, tending to go on about unimportant things.
Noun
  1. (US, especially Louisiana, archaic) A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents; a fippenny bit.
  2. (archaic) A five-cent piece.
  3. Something of very little value; a trifle.
  4. An argument, fact, corner case, or other issue raised (often intentionally) that distracts from a larger issue at hand or does not change a primary supposition, outcome, postulate, premise, conclusion, hypothesis, judgment or recommendation.
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