Meanings
nounclefting (plural cleftings)
plural cleftings
- medicineThe formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
- human sciencesThe formation of a cleft sentence.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cleft
Origin
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APA
clefting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clefting
MLA
“clefting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clefting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clefting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clefting.
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