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SPLIT/splɪt/

To split is to divide into parts; as a noun, a division in a group: split the sample; a split in the party. Divide is the close twin; share is more even and friendly. Split the sample by year group. Mix-up: spit; spilt / spilled is past of spill. Do not write split for a 50–50 “share fairly” without a cut.

Meaning

To divide into parts; also (noun) a division in a group.

Examples

• “Split the sample by year group before you compare means.”
• “A split in the coalition featured in the politics source, which is the faction sense.”

Good to know

split into / between; a split. Close: divide. Trap: spill / spit. Methods, news, and politics. Cut apart, not a leak.

Near in meaning

divide

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