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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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Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Jared Leto plays the titular doctor who splices vampire bat genes with his own to reverse his blood disorder.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Harry Enten, CNN, 20 June 2024
The calm tutorial splices back and forth to fight scenes from Deadpool & Wolverine (in theaters July 26) with Reynolds’ costar and friend, Hugh Jackman.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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Verb
The new lawsuit filed by Baldoni accuses the New York Times of cherry-picking texts, stripping them of context and deliberately splicing them to mislead readers.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Jared Leto plays the titular doctor who splices vampire bat genes with his own to reverse his blood disorder.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
Related article Baseball icon Willie Mays, one of the game’s most electrifying and complete players, has died at 93
That short splice of film is our version of getting to see Mays play.
—Harry Enten, CNN, 20 June 2024
The calm tutorial splices back and forth to fight scenes from Deadpool & Wolverine (in theaters July 26) with Reynolds’ costar and friend, Hugh Jackman.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splice. Accessed 17 Jan. 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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