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cloven

  1. past participle of cleave

AdjectiveEdit

cloven

  1. Split, sundered, or divided.

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EtymologyEdit

From Old English clofen, ġeclofen, past participle of clēofan, from Proto-Germanic *klubanaz, past participle of *kleubaną.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɔːvən/, /ˈklɔːvə/, /iˈklɔːvə/, /əˈklɔːvə/

VerbEdit

cloven

  1. past participle of cleven (to split)

DescendantsEdit

  • English: cloven
  • Scots: clowen, cloen

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AdjectiveEdit

cloven

  1. Split, cloven, separated, divided (used of anatomical features)

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