Cleft
/klΙft/
The meaning and definition of Cleft, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
- An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
-
A piece made by splitting.
βa cleft of woodβ
verb
- To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."
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