clivage

== French == === Etymology === From cliver +‎ -age. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kli.vaʒ/ === Noun === clivage m (plural clivages) (mineralogy) cleavage separation, dissociation (figurative) deep divide between two entities, chasm ==== Synonyms ==== faille, fissure ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: clivaj === Further reading === “clivage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012