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How to pronounce “cleft

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Pronunciation guide for cleft

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of cleft with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Smile Trekto raise money for a children's charity, with cleft pallet.
Definition summary
An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

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How to pronounce cleft

The Smile Trek

to raise money for a children's charity, with cleft pallet.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “cleft

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
  • A piece made by splitting.
  • A disease of horses; a crack on the band of the pastern.
  • [Verb]
  • (linguistics) To syntactically separate a prominent constituent from the rest of the clause that concerns it, such as threat in "The threat which I saw but which he didn't see, was his downfall."

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