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splin·ter       (splĭn'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A sharp, slender piece, as of wood, bone, glass, or metal, split or broken off from a main body.
  2. A splinter group.

v.   splin·tered, splin·ter·ing, splin·ters

v.   intr.
To split or break into sharp, slender pieces; form splinters. See Synonyms at break.

v.   tr.
To cause to splinter.


[Middle English, from Middle Dutch.]

splin'ter·y adj.
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