Hyphenation of cleavage

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word cleavage? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

cleav-age

Definitions of cleavage:

1.	The state of being split or cleft There was a cleavage between the liberal and conservative members
2.	The breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules
3.	(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
4.	The line formed by a groove between two parts (especially the separation between a woman's breasts)
5.	The act of cleaving or splitting

Synonyms of cleavage:

noun	state
noun	chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
noun	segmentation, cell division, cellular division
noun	area, region
noun	division

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.