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Word: Rift
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian and Danish rift ‘cleft, chink’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪft
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a crack, split, or break in something
Short Definition:crack, split, or break in something
Examples:- the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
Definition:
a serious break in friendly relations
Short Definition:serious break in friendly relations
Examples:- the rift between the two branches of the legal profession
Word: Rift
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rɪft
Dialects: British English
Definition:
break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics
Short Definition:break apart
Examples:- the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago
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