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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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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The video spliced together footage of Gomez crying with interviews from three women whose children were allegedly killed by undocumented people.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Kudos are due to supervising editor Mark Becker and his team, who never put a splice wrong.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
The video splices the beginning and end of Heusgen's speech.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The video spliced together footage of Gomez crying with interviews from three women whose children were allegedly killed by undocumented people.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
The utility’s visual inspections of splices in its transmission lines sometimes failed to find dangerous conditions, officials found.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Kudos are due to supervising editor Mark Becker and his team, who never put a splice wrong.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Splice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splice. Accessed 4 Mar. 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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