cleavage

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Synonyms: clearage, cleave, leakage, lavage, clavate, leafage, cleavable, cleavages, chevage, clerkage, levage

Antonyms: clearage, cleave, leakage, lavage, clavate, leafage, cleavable, cleavages, chevage, clerkage, levage

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Noun

1. The act of [[cleave|cleaving]] or the state of being [[cleft]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
2. The [[hollow]] or [[separation]] between a [[woman]]'s [[breast]]s, especially as [[revealed]] by a low [[neckline]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any similar separation between two body parts, such as the [[buttock]]s or [[toe]]s.
4. {{lb|en|biology}} The repeated [[division]] of a [[cell]] into daughter cells after [[mitosis]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
5. (''[[chemistry]]'') The [[splitting]] of a large [[molecule]] into smaller ones.
6. {{lb|en|mineralogy}} The [[tendency]] of a [[crystal]] to [[split]] along specific [[plane]]s; [[schistosity]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
7. {{lb|en|politics}} The [[division]] of [[voter]]s into voting [[bloc]]s.

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