What is "word-splitting" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does word-splitting mean in English? Meaning of word-splitting definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "word-splitting" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "word-splitting": making too fine distinctions of little importance

Noun

  • Meaning: making too fine distinctions of little importance
  • Example: they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously
  • Synonyms: hairsplitting word-splitting
  • Hypernyms: differentiation distinction
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