rifts - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

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a crack, split, or break in something

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the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds

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(noun)

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a serious break in friendly relations

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the rift between the two branches of the legal profession

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(verb)

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break apart or become separated through faulting caused by plate tectonics

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the Indian landmass rifted from Madagascar about 90 million years ago