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| quib·ble [ kwíbb'l ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle quib·bled, present participle quib·bling, 3rd person present singular quib·bles) |
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make trivial objections: to argue over unimportant things and make petty objections
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noun (plural quib·bles) |
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1. petty objection: an unimportant distinction or petty objection
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Same as pun
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| [Early 17th century. Probably < obsolete quib "pun, equivocation" < Latin quibus "whom, for whom," often used in legal documents] |
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 quib·bler noun |
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