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spliced; splicing
1
a
: to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
b
: to unite (two lengths of magnetic tape, photographic film, etc.) by overlapping and securing together two ends
2
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
3
: to combine or insert (something) by genetic engineering
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
splicer
noun
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
When Danger Mouse spliced Jay‑Z and the Beatles into The Grey Album in 2004, the music label EMI sent cease‑and‑desist letters.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2025
Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The clip, directed by Adrian Rickard Ennis, splices together footage of Freeman performing and New Mexico’s annual Cerrillos Burro race.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The numbers are weak no matter how they’re spliced.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
When Danger Mouse spliced Jay‑Z and the Beatles into The Grey Album in 2004, the music label EMI sent cease‑and‑desist letters.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2025
Noun
However, the ad selects and splices certain lines from the five-minute address rather than playing the remarks in the order they were delivered or reproducing the speech in its entirety.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The clip, directed by Adrian Rickard Ennis, splices together footage of Freeman performing and New Mexico’s annual Cerrillos Burro race.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splice. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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splice
1 of 2 verb
spliced; splicing
1
: to unite (as two ropes) by weaving the strands together
2
: to unite (as pieces of film) by connecting the ends together
3
: to unite, link, or insert as if by splicing
splicer
noun
splice
2 of 2 noun
: a joining or joint made by splicing
Medical Definition
splice
transitive verb
spliced; splicing
: to join together or insert (as segments of RNA or DNA) to form new genetic combinations
spliced a human gene for insulin into a bacterium
see gene-splicing
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