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• pic|a|yune — «PIHK uh YOON», adjective, noun. –adj. small; petty; mean; paltry: »picayune criticism. My accent was excellent, but my vocabulary picayune (Atlantic). –n. 1. an insignificant person or thing; trifle. 2 …   Useful english dictionary

• yune — pic·a·yune; …   English syllables

• pic — pic·ris; pic·rite; pic·ro·carmine; pic·ro·chromite; pic·ro·crocin; pic·ro·den·dra·ce·ae; pic·ro·den·dron; pic·ro·lite; pic·ro·lon·ic; pic·rom·er·ite; pic·ro·pharmacolite; pic·ro·podophyllin; pic·ro·rhi·za; pic·ro·tin; pic·ro·tox·in;… …   English syllables

• picayune — pic·a·yune …   English syllables

• picayune — pic•a•yune [[t]ˌpɪk iˈyun, ˌpɪk ə [/t]] adj. Also, pic a•yun′ish. 1) inf of little value or account; small; trifling 2) inf petty, carping, or prejudiced 3) num (formerly, in Louisiana, Florida, etc.) a coin equal to half a Spanish real 4) num… …   From formal English to slang

• picayune — pic|a|yune [ˌpıkəˈju:n] adj AmE written [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: picaillon small coin , from Provençal picaioun, from picaio money ] small and unimportant ▪ A few cuts and bruises are picayune compared to what might have happened …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• Picayune — Pic a*yune , n. [From the language of the Caribs.] A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See {Fippenny bit}. [Local, U.S.] [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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