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Noun: splice  splIs
  1. Joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
    "The carpenter used a splice to connect the two pieces of wood";
    - lap joint
     
  2. A junction where two things (as paper, film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
    "the break was due to an imperfect splice";
    - splicing
Verb: splice  splIs
  1. Join the ends of
    "splice film"
     
  2. Join by interweaving strands
    "Splice the wires"
     
  3. Join together so as to form new genetic combinations
    "splice genes"
     
  4. [informal] Perform a marriage ceremony
    "The couple got spliced on Hawaii";
    - marry, wed, tie

Derived forms: spliced, splices, splicing

Type of: conjoin [formal], conjunction, enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, interwind, intwine [archaic], join, joint, junction, lace, officiate, twine

Encyclopedia: Splice