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cleft

1. cleft \'kleft\ n [ME clift, fr. OE geclyft; akin to OE cle-ofan to 
   cleave] 1: a space or opening made by splitting : FISSURE  2: a usu. 
   V-shaped indentation resembling a cleft 
2. cleft aj [ME, fr. pp. of cleven] : partially split or divided; specif : 
   divided about halfway to t he midrib {a ~ leaf}