fissiparity
- noun
- /fɪsɪˈpærɪti/
:
división
- The fissiparity of religious movements can result in many distinct sects over time.
Examples
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Some historians argue that political fissiparity led to the collapse of the empire.
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The fissiparity of the organization led to its eventual collapse.
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Biologists observe fissiparity in certain simple organisms that reproduce by splitting.
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Many species exhibit fissiparity as a natural response to environmental stress.
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Biologists observe fissiparity in certain simple organisms that reproduce by splitting.
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Many species exhibit fissiparity as a natural response to environmental stress.
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The fissiparity of religious movements can result in many distinct sects over time.
Synonyms
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4.3
Dividing something into separate parts, often with a border
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3.2
The act of putting things into different groups
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6.2
Something breaks into smaller pieces and falls apart
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4.9
A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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9.8
The cutting or splitting of something into parts
The act of dividing something into parts or groups
Separating parts that were joined together, for example two metal pieces
The breaking of a group or society into smaller, competing groups
Surface Forms
Morphology
fissiparity = fissiparous (opaque) = fissipar + ity
The noun is formed from the adjective 'fissiparous' using a standard -ity nominalization.
Etymology
Fissiparity comes from Latin parts fiss meaning 'split' and parere meaning 'to give birth', so it feels like 'splitting to make new things'. That's why fissiparity can mean the tendency to split or break into separate groups or parts.