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 Definition of 'hairsplitting':

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1. (noun) hairsplitting, word-splitting
making too fine distinctions of little importance
"they didn't take his hairsplitting seriously"

2. (adj) finespun, hairsplitting
developed in excessively fine detail
"finespun distinctions"
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