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Added 9 October 2026

crevice

/ˈkɹɛvɪs/ noun

In Latin: rīma, crepātūra Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crevice at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
The vagina.

verb

To crack; to flaw.

Origin

From Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, from crever (“to break, burst”), from Latin crepō (“to break, burst, crack”). Doublet of crevasse.

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