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TIFF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiff mean?

• TIFF (noun)
The noun TIFF has 1 sense:

1. a quarrel about petty points

Familiarity information: TIFF used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TIFF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A quarrel about petty points

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bicker; bickering; pettifoggery; spat; squabble; tiff; fuss

Hypernyms ("tiff" is a kind of...):

dustup; quarrel; row; run-in; words; wrangle (an angry dispute)

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