Definition of class cleavage
: the occurrence of a linguistic form in more than one form class (as one in “one hat,” “if one only knew,” “the other one”)
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“Class cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/class%20cleavage. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of class cleavage was in 1933
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