"splitterism" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From splitter + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splitter|ism}} splitter + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} splitterism (uncountable)
  1. The ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups). Tags: uncountable
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