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splice in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together
    lap joint  splice 
  2. a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together
    "the break was due to an imperfect splice"
    splice  splicing 
verb
  1. perform a marriage ceremony
    "The minister married us on Saturday"; "We were wed the following week"; "The couple got spliced on Hawaii"
    marry  wed  tie  splice 
  2. join by interweaving strands
    "Splice the wires"
    splice 
  3. join the ends of
    "splice film"
    splice 
  4. join together so as to form new genetic combinations
    "splice genes"
    splice 
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