administrivia
administrivia · administrivia
Administrative details that which take a significant amount of time to completeAdministrative details that which take a significant amount of time to complete.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Administrative details that which take a significant amount of time to complete.
Administrivia take up two hours of every day.
Administrivia takes up two hours of every day.
More definitions
- the tiresome but essential details that must be taken care of and tasks that must be performed in running an organization
Origin
Blend of administrative + trivia. First use appears c. 1937 in International Journal of EtBlend of administrative + trivia. First use appears c. 1937 in International Journal of Ethics.
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Forms
plural: administrivia| Singular | administrivia |
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irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable