How many syllables in cleavage?

There are 2 syllables in the word cleavage.

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Divide cleavage into syllables:

cleav · age

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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