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   trifle: [noun] something of little value, substance, or importance.

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   TRIFLE definition: 1. a sweet cold dish consisting of a layer of fruit and cake, a layer of custard (= thick, sweet…. Learn more.

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   The earliest known use of the verb trifle is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for trifle is from around 1305, in St. Dunstan. It is also recorded as a noun from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

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   Definition of trifle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Trifle definition: an article or thing of very little value.. See examples of TRIFLE used in a sentence.

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun trifle, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. trifle has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. literature (Middle English) games (late 1500s) economics and commerce (late 1500s) food and cooking (late ...

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   What is a trifle noun?

   • [countable] (formal) something that is not valuable or important There’s no point worrying over such trifles. $1 000 is a mere trifle to her. Definition of trifle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

   trifle noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

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   What is trifles based on?

   • “Trifles” is the conversation we hear without a storyteller. Trifles is essentially a crime drama, in which all exists in the kitchen rather than in a common crime scene. From the looks things this is majority of how the men portray public domain, viewing an image of how the women’s role should have been during the early 20th century.

   Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale Characters Analysis in Trifles

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   What is a trifle gullible?

   • A trifle in a glass bowl, neatly cut bread already buttered, and of course, that most essential for all significant occasions, the red salmon. Not only are the public often assumed to be a trifle gullible, they are also portrayed as empty vessels. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

   TRIFLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Why was Edna a trifle?

   • Everywhere cattle were being sold for a trifle, as there was no grass upon which they could feed. Edna was a trifle embarrassed at being thus signaled out for the imperious little woman's favor. Trifle definition: an article or thing of very little value.. See examples of TRIFLE used in a sentence.

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8. www.oed.com › dictionary › trifle_v2trifle, v.² meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb trifle. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. See meaning & use.