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slice
[ slahys ]
/ slaɪs /
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noun
verb (used with object), sliced, slic·ing.
verb (used without object), sliced, slic·ing.
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Origin of slice
1300–50; (noun) Middle English s(c)lice<Old French esclice, noun derivative of esclicer to split up <Frankish *slitjan, akin to Old English slītan,Old Norse slīta,Dutch slījten (see slit); (v.) late Middle English sklicen<Old French esclicer
OTHER WORDS FROM slice
slice·a·ble, adjectiveslic·ing·ly, adverbpre·slice, verb (used with object), pre·sliced, pre·slic·ing.un·sliced, adjectiveWords nearby slice
slewed, slew rate, sley, Slezsko, SLIC, slice, slice bar, slice-of-life, slice of the pie, slicer, slick
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British Dictionary definitions for slice
slice
/ (slaɪs) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of slice
sliceable, adjectiveslicer, nounWord Origin for slice
C14: from Old French esclice a piece split off, from esclicier to splinter
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