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How to pronounce “cleft”
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Pronunciation guide for cleft
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of cleft with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Restorative Power of Medical Tattoos
We can improve the appearance of a cleft lip.
- Definition summary
- An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce cleft
The Restorative Power of Medical Tattoos

We can improve the appearance of a cleft lip.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “cleft”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- A piece made by splitting.
- A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
- [Verb]
- (linguistics) To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."
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