English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Cleavage Pronunciation
Cleavage is pronounced KLEE-vuhj, IPA /ˈklivədʒ/.
KLEE-vuhj
US /ˈklivədʒ/ · UK /ˈkliːvɪdʒ/
Syllables: KLEE · vuhj (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A split or division between two things, and in geology the way a mineral breaks along flat planes.
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Cleavage in a Sentence
- Mica shows cleavage in very thin sheets.
- A deep cleavage opened between the two wings of the party.
- The sample fractured along its natural cleavage.
Common Mispronunciations of Cleavage
Not KLEE-vayj
The age ending slackens to vuhj here, as it does in village and courage. A full ay there belongs to the separate word cleave plus age.
Not KLE-vuhj
Stretch the ea to the long ee of leaf. Shortening it to the e of bed loses the link to cleave.
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