Cleavage: alternatives and connections

Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.

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The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…

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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.

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To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.

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The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments).

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The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.

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The condition of being pregnant; the state of being with young.

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The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth; cell cleavage; cell multipli…

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