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cloven

[ kloh-vuhn ]
/ ˈkloʊ vən /
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verb
a past participle of cleave2
adjective
cleft; split; divided: Goats have cloven hoofs.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cloven

un·clo·ven, adjective

Words nearby cloven

Clough, clout, clove, clove hitch, Clovelly, cloven, cloven hoof, cloven-hoofed, clove oil, clove pink, clover
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Words related to cloven

broken, cracked, crenelated, parted, perforated, pierced, rent, riven, ruptured, separated, sundered, torn, crannied

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British Dictionary definitions for cloven

cloven
/ (ˈkləʊvən) /
verb
a past participle of cleave 1
adjective
split; cleft; divided
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