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splinteren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • splinter noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.

Senses

splinteren is used for these senses in English:

  • splinter (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.

splinter — full definition

  1. noun A thin, sharp fragment broken off from a larger piece, often wood.
  2. noun A smaller group that has broken away from a larger organization.
  3. verb To break, or cause to break, into thin sharp pieces.
  4. verb To break apart into smaller factions.

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