splice
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1splice

transitive verb \ˈsplīs\
splicedsplic·ing

Definition of SPLICE

1
a : to unite (as two ropes) by interweaving the strands
b : to unite (as lengths of magnetic tape) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3
: to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>
splic·er noun

Origin of SPLICE

obsolete Dutch splissen; akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split
First Known Use: circa 1525

Rhymes with SPLICE

2splice

noun

Definition of SPLICE

1
: a joining or joint made by splicing something

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First Known Use of SPLICE

1627

splice

transitive verb \ˈsplīs\   (Medical Dictionary)
splicedsplic·ing

Medical Definition of SPLICE

: to combine or insert (as genes) by genetic engineering <spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium>—see gene-splicing

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