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Meaning of 'splice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Splice [ n.]
- A junction or joining made by splicing.
2 . Splice [ v. t.]
- To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
- To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
- To unite in marrige.

Meaning of 'splice' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . splice [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
Example in sentence:
  • the break was due to an imperfect splice
2 . splice [ v]
Meaning (2):
- join the ends of
Example in sentence:
  • splice film
Meaning (3):
- join together so as to form new genetic combinations
Example in sentence:
  • splice genes
Meaning (4):
- join by interweaving strands
Example in sentence:
  • Splice the wires
Meaning (5):
- perform a marriage ceremony
Example in sentence:
  • The couple got spliced on Hawaii;
  • The minister married us on Saturday;
  • We were wed the following week

Nearby Words:

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