How to pronounce fissiparous
American English pronunciation
fih-SIP-ur-us
- IPA
- /fɪˈsɪpɚəs/
- Syllables
- fih · SIP · ur · us (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What fissiparous means
Tending to break apart into rival groups
In a sentence: The chess club was so fissiparous that it broke into three smaller clubs in one year.
Where it comes from: It was built from Latin words meaning split and to bring forth, after the way some tiny living things make new ones by splitting in two.
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