cleft
cleft1 / kleft/ • past and past participle of cleave1 .• adj. split, divided, or partially divided into two: a cleft chin.cleft2 • n. a fissure or split, esp. one in rock or the ground. ∎ a vertical indentation in the middle of a person's forehead or chin. ∎ a deep division between two parts of the body.
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