piecemealing

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noun

The act or process of dividing something into pieces.

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Meanings

nounpiecemealing (countable and uncountable, plural piecemealings)

plural piecemealings

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process of dividing something into pieces.

    The so-called identity crisis, for instance, is a disease that seems to have become prevalent after the disconnection of body and soul and the other piecemealings of the modern period.

    1985, Robert Neelly Bellah (editor), Individualism & Commitment in American Life, Readings on the Themes of Habits of the Heart, page 461
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of piecemeal
Cite this entry
APA

piecemealing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecemealing

MLA

“piecemealing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecemealing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piecemealing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecemealing.

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