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hair·split·ting (hâr

spl

ng)

The making of unreasonably fine distinctions.

hairsplitter n.

hairsplitting adj.

hairsplitting [ˈhɛəˌsplɪtɪŋ]

the making of petty distinctions

adj

occupied with or based on petty distinctions

hairsplitter n

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Noun	1.	hairsplitting - making too fine distinctions of little importance; "they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously" word-splitting differentiation, distinction - a discrimination between things as different and distinct; "it is necessary to make a distinction between love and infatuation"
Adj.	1.	hairsplitting - developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" finespun precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

Translations

hairsplitting [ˈhɛəˌsplɪtɪŋ]

1. adj → pedante, cavilloso/a

2. n → pedanteria

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