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fissure

fis·sure [ físhər ]


noun  (plural fis·sures)
Definition:
 
1. crack: a long narrow crack or opening, especially in rock

2. process of splitting: the process of dividing along a line

3. schism in group: a division into factions of a group or political party

4. anatomy split in body part: a natural or pathological division in a body part



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle fis·sured, present participle fis·sur·ing, 3rd person present singular fis·sures)
Definition:
 
split, or cause to split: to split something along fairly regular lines, or undergo this process

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin fissura< fiss- (see fissi-)]
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