Divisive

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Divisive: Creating dissension.

In very recent times I have been hearing the word pronounced, notably by President-elect Barack Obama, as if it should rhyme with missive. There is some disagreement among nabobs, but most seem to think it should rhyme with the first syllable of bicycle. Maybe not the best example; leads one to think of the word divicycle. That could work; means a split icicle? A bicycle built for one-half? Click on the title to see Bartleby's take.
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