cleft definition by Wordo

Adjective

split

,

divided

,

or

partially

divided

into

two

.

Noun

An

opening

,

fissure

,

or

V-shaped

indentation

made

by

or

as

if

by

splitting

.

Verb

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

."