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splitting

/ˈsplɪtɪŋ/ noun C2
  1. An instance where something splits. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A division in the mind, or affecting one's sense of self. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The cleavage of a covalent bond. (countable, uncountable)

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She thought of a new way to kill my love for the beautiful Munchkin maiden, and made my axe slip again, so that it cut right through my body, splitting me into two halves.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 30 · B2
Anne sighed and betook herself to the back yard, over which a young new moon was shining through the leafless poplar boughs from an apple-green western sky, and where Matthew was splitting wood.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 186 · C1

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