Usually means: Separating "to" from its verb.
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  1. split infinitives: Merriam-Webster
  2. split infinitives: Collins English Dictionary
  3. split infinitives: Vocabulary.com
  4. split infinitives: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. split infinitives: Wiktionary
  6. split infinitives: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See split_infinitive as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (split infinitive)

noun:  (grammar) An infinitive with one or more modifiers inserted between the to and the verb.
▸ Also see split_infinitive


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