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rifting Definition


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rift
noun
    1. A split or crack, especially one in the earth or in rock; a fissure.
      Thesaurus: cleft, division, fracture, breach, chink, crevice, cranny.
    2. A gap in mist or clouds.
    3. A break in previously friendly relations between people, nations, etc.
      Thesaurus: separation, quarrel, estrangement, divorce, disagreement, disparity, alienation; Antonym: unity.
verb
    rifted, rifting
    1. To tear or split something apart.
Derivative: riftless
adj
    Etymology: 13c: from Norse ript breaking of an agreement.



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