how to pronounce splice

/splaɪs/

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splice is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of splice in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… decided to splice Dino DNA with bird …”

meanings of splice

noun:

A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
The process of removing intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then joining together exons.
That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.

verb:

To unite in marriage.
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.
To unite as if splicing.
To remove intron sequences from the pre-messenger RNA, and then join together exons.
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.

splice frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word splice occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics splice can be related to

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