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splinter verb

  /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ , /ˈsplɪnɚ/ , [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
  • (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
 scheggiarsi
  • (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.
 dividere, fare a pezzi, scheggiare
  • (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
 scheggiare

splinter noun

  /ˈsplɪn.tə(ɹ)/ , /ˈsplɪn.tɚ/ , /ˈsplɪnɚ/ , [ˈsplɪɾ̃ɚ]
  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
 scheggia
  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
 fazione
splinter group
gruppuscolo
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