How many syllables in cleavage?

There are 2 syllables in the word cleavage.

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Divide cleavage into syllables:

cleav · age

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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:

schism segmentation separation division split rupture region partition breakup decomposition

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