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Word: Cleavage
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century (in cleavage (sense 2)): from cleave + -age. cleavage (sense 1) is first recorded in the 1940s, in discussion of US film censorship
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkliːvɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the hollow between a woman's breasts when supported, especially as exposed by a low-cut garment
Short Definition:hollow between woman's breasts
Examples:- the suit showed her cleavage due to its square neckline
- she wore a dress that exposed an inch or two of cleavage
Definition:
a sharp division; a split
Short Definition:split
Examples:- the old cleavage between the forces of the right and left
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