Meaning & use
fissiparous
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Tending to break up into separate parts or factions; reproducing by splitting into two or more parts.
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The coalition proved fissiparous, splintering into rival factions within a year.
Certain single-celled organisms reproduce in a fissiparous manner, dividing to form new cells.
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Derived from the Latin "fissus" (split) and "parere" (to bring forth); originally a biological term now widely used in politics.
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