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Main Entry:
hairsplitting
[
hair
-split-ing
]
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/
ˈhɛərˌsplɪtɪŋ
/
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Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
nitpicking
Synonyms:
bickering, carping, caviling, faultfinding,
perfectionism
, pettiness, quibbling, sophistry
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