"hairsplitting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hairsplittings [plural]
Etymology: From hair + splitting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|splitting}} hair + splitting Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hairsplitting (countable and uncountable, plural hairsplittings)
  1. The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hairsplitting-en-noun-NIq9Iuqx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13

Verb [English]

Etymology: From hair + splitting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hair|splitting}} hair + splitting Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} hairsplitting
  1. present participle and gerund of hairsplit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: hairsplit Related terms: split hairs
    Sense id: en-hairsplitting-en-verb-XLyMBeIh

Inflected forms

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        "The act of considering or arguing about fine details, or worrying about minutiae."
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