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cleavages

noun
SayKLEE-vij-izUS/ˈkli.vɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/UK · AUS/ˈkliː.vɪd͡ʒ.ɪz/

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of cleavage. Use it when you mean more than one.

    Old cleavages based on religion still shape how people vote there.

    The election showed deep cleavages between city voters and rural voters.

cleavages is a form of cleavage

cleavage, noun: The way voters split into groups that each vote the same way. Full entry

Forms
cleavagecleavages plural
Spelling
cleavage → cleavages: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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