Resplits

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Divides something once more into separate pieces after it has already been separated
2. Breaks an object or group apart a second time, creating new divisions in what was previously joined
3. Cuts or separates a thing again into two or more portions that were previously combined and then divided

Etymology: "Resplits" is the third-person singular present form of "resplit," a verb built from the prefix "re-," meaning again, plus "split." The base verb "split" is itself old in English, and the prefix simply adds the sense of doing the action once more. So "resplit" describes cutting or dividing something again into two or more parts after those parts had been joined together and then separated. The word is a plain, transparent formation, with no surprising shift in meaning along the way.