cleavage
nounHow many syllables in cleavage?
There are 2 syllables in the word cleavage.How to pronounce cleavage:
Definition of cleavage:
- cleavage (noun):
- the occurrence of such splitting
- the state of being split or cleft.
- the quality of a crystallized substance or rock of splitting along definite planes
Synonyms for cleavage:
bifurcation
breakup
decomposition
dispersal
dispersion
dissolution
distribution
disunion
division
fractionalization
fractionation
partition
polarization
region
rupture
schism
scission
segmentation
separation
split
sundering
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- clayton
- clarion
- citreous
- cistvaen
- cistern
- circlet
- circa
- cion
- cinque
- ciders
- chutney
- chuser
- churro
- chugai
- chuckles
- chrysaor
- chromo
- choultry
- chortled
- choral
- chopsteak
- chopin
- choper
- chona
- cholo
- cholla
- choko
- chirring
- chiral
- chipper
- chinkers
- chinchy
- chilli
- chillax
- chilies
- chilean
- chewing
- chevre
- chesty
- chessner
- cheshire
- cherubs
- cherub
- cherie
- checking
- checke
- cheaply
- chavez
- chattered
- chattel
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