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piecemealing

piecemealing noun: the act or process of dividing something into pieces. Also the present participle and gerund of piecemeal.

Noun

piecemealing (countable and uncountable, plural piecemealings)

  1. The act or process of dividing something into pieces.
    • The so-called identity crisis, for instance, is a disease that seems to have become prevalent after the disconnection of body and soul and the other piecemealings of the modern period.1985, Robert Neelly Bellah (editor), Individualism & Commitment in American Life, Readings on the Themes of Habits of the Heart, page 461

Also used as

piecemealing is also the present participle and gerund of piecemeal.

Forms of piecemealing

pluralpiecemealings

Questions about piecemealing

What does piecemealing mean?
Piecemealing means the act or process of dividing something into pieces.
What part of speech is piecemealing?
Piecemealing is a noun.
What is the plural of piecemealing?
The plural of piecemealing is piecemealings.

Words near piecemealing in the dictionary

  1. pieced up
  2. piecegoods
  3. pieceless
  4. piecemeal
  5. piecemealed
  6. piecemealing
  7. piecemealings
  8. piecemeals
  9. piecemealwise
  10. piecen
  11. piecened

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