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cloven

American  
[kloh-vuhn] / ˈkloʊ vən /

verb

  1. a past participle of cleave

adjective

  1. cleft; cleave; cleft; split; divided.

    Goats have cloven hoofs.
cloven British  
/ ˈkləʊvən /

verb

  1. a past participle of cleave 1

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adjective

  1. split; cleft; divided

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • uncloven adjective

Etymology

Origin of cloven

First recorded in 1150–1200, for the adjective

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