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English to English noun
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an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections |  | source: wordnet30
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A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil. | | source: webster1913 verb
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evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections | | source: wordnet30
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argue over petty things | | Example: Let's not quibble over pennies
source: wordnet30
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To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or discourse; to equivocate. | | source: webster1913
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