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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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.
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.
Use splitterism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Splitterism means The ideology of a splitter (one who prefers to split categories into smaller groups)..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Lumperism is very common in palaeontology of late, representing a legitimate reaction to the preceding splitterism.
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