FISSIPAROUS


Meaning of FISSIPAROUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fi-ˈsi-p(ə-)rəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin fissus, past participle of findere + English -parous

Date: 1874

: tending to break up into parts : divisive

fissiparous tendencies within a political party

• fis·sip·a·rous·ness noun

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