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Definition of: cleft
(kleft) v.
A past tense and past participle of CLEAVE1.
—adjective
1. Divided partially or completely.
2. Bot. Divided about half–way down: said of leaves.
—noun
1. An opening made by cleaving; a fissure in a rock; crevice; rift.
2. A chap or crack in the human skin.
3. The space between the two parts of a horse's foot. See synonyms under BREACH. [ME clift. Related to CLEAVE1.]
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