offsplit

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offsplit

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From off- + split. Cognate with Dutch afsplitten (“to split off”), German Low German ofsplieten, ofsplitten (“to split off”), German abspalten (“to split off, secede”).

verb offsplits · offsplitting · offsplit · off-split

ambitransitive To split off; secede. This effect is mostly valid for the condition mostly inclined to offsplit, ie.^([sic]) for a paint on gold.

noun offsplits · off-split

A splitting off or breaking away from; a secession; divergence. If, in accordance with modern view of the phenomenology of religion, we want to look upon Baal as an offsplit of El, we are for several reasons prompted to regard this offsplit, at first hand, [...]

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@misc{offsplit_2026,
  title = {offsplit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/offsplit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}