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Definition of hair-splitting noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hair-splitting

noun
 
/ˈheə splɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈher splɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable] (disapproving)Idioms
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  1. the act of giving too much importance to small and unimportant differences in an argument synonym quibbleTopics Opinion and argumentc2
Idioms
split hairs
  1. to pay too much attention in an argument to differences that are very small and not importantTopics Opinion and argumentc2
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