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   cleft

   /klɛft/

   noun

   • 1. a fissure or split, especially in rock or the ground: "the third peak is divided from the eastern one by a deep cleft" Similar splitslitcrackfissurecrevicechasmopeningriftbreakfracturerentbreachgashcrannyintersticefurrowindentationgapholepitvoidcrater
   • ▪ a vertical indentation in the middle of a person's forehead or chin: "the enticing cleft in his chin"
   • ▪ a deep division between two parts of the body.

   Word Origin Middle Englishclift: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kluft and German Kluft, also to cleave1. The form of the word was altered in the 16th century by association with cleft1.

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   CLEFT definition: 1. an opening or crack, especially in a rock or the ground: 2. an opening or crack, especially in…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CLEFT is a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure. How to use cleft in a sentence.

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   Cleft definition: a space or opening made by cleavage; a split.. See examples of CLEFT used in a sentence.

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   If you're looking for an indentation or opening in something, you're looking for a cleft (noun). A person with a cleft (adjective) chin has a little dent in the middle of their chin. Most superheroes have one.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLEFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A cleft in a rock or in the ground is a narrow opening in it. ...a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for humans to enter. [+ in] Synonyms: opening, break, crack, gap More Synonyms of cleft. 2. countable noun.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › cleftCleft - definition of cleft by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A crack, crevice, or split. 2. A split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin. [Middle English, past participle of cleven, to split; see cleave1. N., from Middle English, alteration (influenced by cleft) of clift, from Old English geclyft; see gleubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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   Definition of cleft noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.