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kleft, klif, klift: The first of these words, from cleave, “to split,†is a crevice or narrow opening, as “of the ragged rocks†(); “under the clefts of the rocks†(). “Clift†is an obsolete form of cleft, found in the King James Version ; , but not in the Revised Version (British and American). “Cliff,†an abrupt, precipitous, towering rock, is not in the Revised Version (British and American), but is found in the King James Version , the Revised Version (British and American) “ascent,†.