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spliced

/ˈsplaɪst/

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verb

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.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully spliced the frayed end of the rope to a new section, making it strong again. "

nautical technical

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verb

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.

Examples :

"The gardener spliced the broken branch to the tree trunk with tape and hope it would heal. "

technical nautical building industry material

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verb

To unite in marriage.

Examples :

"After a whirlwind romance, they were spliced in a small ceremony with close family and friends. "

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verb

To unite as if splicing.

Examples :

"He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition."

technical action process

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verb

To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.

Examples :

"In the cell, pre-mRNA is spliced, removing non-coding regions before the final protein instructions are sent out. "

biology biochemistry process