pilpul

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Hebrew פלפול (pilpúl).

Noun[edit]

pilpul (uncountable)

  1. Sophistry, hair-splitting, quibbling.
  2. (Judaism) Penetrating investigation, disputation, and drawing of conclusions, especially in Talmudic study.

Derived terms[edit]

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