PETTIFOGGERY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quarrel about petty points

Synonyms:

bicker; bickering; fuss; pettifoggery; spat; squabble; tiff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pettifoggery" is a kind of...):

dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle (an angry dispute)

Derivation:

pettifog (argue over petty things)

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