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cleavage

Dictionary definition · cleavage

noun

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

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).