Meaning & use
Splice
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To join two things together, especially by interweaving strands (as of rope) or joining lengths of film, tape, or genetic material.
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The sailors spliced the two ropes into one continuous line.
Scientists can splice a gene from one organism into the DNA of another.
A note on using this word
Originally a sailing term for joining rope ends; it later extended to film editing and, more recently, genetic engineering.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A join made by splicing.
You can barely see the splice in the old film reel.
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