possible profanity
noun
- The state of being split or cleft.
- usage: "there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members"
- The breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules.
- Embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum.
- synonyms: segmentation
- The line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts. )
- The act of cleaving or splitting. .
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