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Words with a similar base: cleavage

'cleavage'

[cleavage.n.01] as in: the state of being split or cleft

Examples:
there was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members

'cleavage'

[cleavage.n.02] as in: the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules

'cleavage'

[cleavage.n.03] as in: (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

'cleavage'

[cleavage.n.04] as in: the line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)

'cleavage'

[cleavage.n.05] as in: the act of cleaving or splitting

Origins

					cleavage (English)
├── -age (English)
│   └── -age (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│       └── -aticum (Latin)
└── cleave (English)
    └── cleofian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))