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rift

 
 
/rɪft/ noun [C]

Translation

DISAGREEMENT a serious disagreement
sürtüşme, anlaşmazlık, tatsızlık, ara bozukluğu
the deepening rift between the government and the unions2334
HOLE a very large hole that separates parts of the Earth's surface
açıklık, yarık, çatlak, gedik
1537
(Definition of rift noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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