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Meaning of Cleft | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
klɛft

Definitions

  1. An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  2. A piece made by splitting.
  3. A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.

Equivalents

Dansk revne spalte
Deutsch Kluft Knacks Riß Scharte Spalte
Español hendidura
Suomi halkinainen halkio lovi pykä vako
Français fissure
Galego fenda
עברית בקע חוח
हिन्दी दरार
Magyar hasadék
Bahasa Indonesia sela
Italiano fessura
日本語 割れ目 裂け目
한국어
Latina bifidus
Македонски цепка
Nederlands kloof spleet
Svenska klyfta klyva rämna spricka
Türkçe yarık

Examples

“The river flows through a cleft in the mountains.”
“Then came some palsied oak, a cleft in him / Like a distorted mouth that splits its rim / Gaping at death, and dies while it recoils.”
“a cleft of wood”

CEFR level

C2
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