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SPLIT INFINITIVE

\splˈɪt ɪnfˈɪnɪtˌɪv], \splˈɪt ɪnfˈɪnɪtˌɪv], \s_p_l_ˈɪ_t ɪ_n_f_ˈɪ_n_ɪ_t_ˌɪ_v]\

Definitions of SPLIT INFINITIVE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

an infinitive with an adverb between `to' and the verb (e.g., `to boldly go')

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also cleft infinitive.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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