Cleft Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

cleft

/ˈklɛft/

noun

plural

clefts

cleft

/ˈklɛft/

noun

plural

clefts

Britannica Dictionary definition of CLEFT

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1

:

a narrow space in the surface of something

• The river begins as a trickle of water from a cleft in the rock.

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2

:

a narrow area that looks like a small dent in someone's chin

• He has a distinctive cleft in his chin.

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— cleft

adjective

• The plant has deeply cleft leaves.
• a cleft chin

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