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the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
- the cleavages of an egg as an embryo develops
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The Words of the Week - 5/28/21
The Words of the Week - 5/28/21
The words that defined the week of May 28th, 2021
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“Cleavage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleavage. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of cleavage was in 1816
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