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un-spliced

splice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [splahys]
    • /splaɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [splahys]
    • /splaɪs/

Definitions of un-spliced word

  • verb with object un-spliced to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. 1
  • verb with object un-spliced to unite (timbers, spars, or the like) by overlapping and binding their ends. 1
  • verb with object un-spliced to unite (film, magnetic tape, or the like) by butting and cementing. 1
  • verb with object un-spliced to join or unite. 1
  • verb with object un-spliced Genetics. to join (segments of DNA or RNA) together. 1
  • verb with object un-spliced Informal. to unite in marriage: They'll be spliced in June. 1

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Origin of un-spliced

First appearance:

before 1515
One of the 27% oldest English words
1515-25; < earlier Dutch splissen (now splitsen)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Un-spliced

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

un-spliced popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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