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fissures
We have found lemma(root) word of fissures : fissure.
Definitions
[ˈfɪʃə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth
(e.g: the bacteria survive around vents or fissures in the deep ocean floor)
- a state of incompatibility or disagreement
(e.g: a fissure between philosophy and reality)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin fissura, from findere ‘to split’
[ˈfɪʃə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- split or crack (something) to form a long, narrow opening
(e.g: the dry years had cracked and fissured the cliffs)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin fissura, from findere ‘to split’
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