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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Middle Dutch
Origin: splissen

splice

1 verb
     
Related topics: Water
splice1 [transitive]
1TTW to join the ends of two pieces of rope, film etc so that they form one continuous piece
2

get spliced

British English informal to get married
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