different between crossroads vs trivia

English

Noun

crossroads

1. plural of crossroad

Noun

crossroads

1. A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
   • 2010, M. K. Hobson, The Native Star:

2. (by extension) A centrally located position
   • 2005, Jake Logan, Slocum and the Sierra Madras Gold:

   • 2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury:

3. (by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal.
4. (nonstandard) A fork in the road.

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English

Pronunciation

• (Canada, UK, US) IPA^(key): /?t??vi.?/

  Rhymes: -?vi?

Etymology 1

From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and "trivial" (quod vide).

Noun

trivia (countable and uncountable, plural trivia)

1. insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information

   These trivia take up too much of the day.

   This trivia takes up too much of the day.

2. A quiz game that involves obscure facts.

   I joined the trivia club this semester!

Usage notes

• Formerly, as word derived from a Latin plural, trivia required a plural verb, as in the first usage example above. Most modern authorities accept a singular verb, and this may be the preferred usage in the US. The game (2) is always regarded as a singular noun.

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Etymology 2

Noun

trivia

1. plural of trivium

Latin

Noun

trivia

1. nominative plural of trivium
2. accusative plural of trivium
3. vocative plural of trivium

Adjective

trivia

1. nominative feminine singular of trivius
2. nominative neuter plural of trivius
3. accusative neuter plural of trivius
4. vocative feminine singular of trivius
5. vocative neuter plural of trivius

Adjective

trivi?

1. ablative feminine singular of trivius

Spanish

Noun

trivia f (plural trivias)

1. trivia