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splitterism

splitterism noun: the ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups).

Noun

splitterism (uncountable)

  1. The ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups).
    • Lumperism is very common in palaeontology of late, representing a legitimate reaction to the preceding splitterism.1986, Valeriĭ Pavlovich Alekseev, The origin of the human race, page 101
    • Curiously, the descriptions sometimes coincide: Bolsheviks and Mensheviks accuse each other of "splitterism," factionalism, opportunism, of being intelligentsia- rather than worker-oriented (whether in outlook or social composition), of pandering to the undeveloped class instincts of the masses.1997, André Liebich, From the Other Shore: Russian Social Democracy After 1921, page 29

Origin of splitterism

From splitter + -ism.

Questions about splitterism

What does splitterism mean?
Splitterism means the ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups).
What part of speech is splitterism?
Splitterism is a noun.

Words near splitterism in the dictionary

  1. splitten
  2. splitter
  3. splitter bus
  4. splitter buses
  5. splittercore
  6. splitterism
  7. splitters
  8. Splitters Creek
  9. splittie
  10. splittier
  11. splitties

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