splinter

  1. Noun.  A long, sharp fragment of material; often wood.
  2. Noun.  A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments.
  5. Verb.  (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.

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