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administrivia en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of administrative + trivia. First use appears c. 1937 in International Journal of Ethics.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Administrative details that which take a significant amount of time to complete.
    • Administrivia takes up two hours of every day.
    • Administrivia take up two hours of every day.

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Synonyms

red tape · paperwork · administrativia

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