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cleavage
noun
the act of cleaving or splitting
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noun
the act of cleaving or splitting
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the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
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(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
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the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
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the state of being split or cleft
“there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members”
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there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
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