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Word: Divorce
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: the noun from Old French divorce, from Latin divortium, based on divertere (see divert); the verb from Old French divorcer, from late Latin divortiare, from divortium
dɪˈvɔːs
the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body
Short Definition:legal dissolution of marriage
Examples:- her divorce from her first husband
- one in three marriages ends in divorce
- divorce proceedings
Word: Divorce
Speech Type: Verb
dɪˈvɔːs
legally dissolve one's marriage with (someone)
Short Definition:legally dissolve marriage with
Examples:- she divorced him in 1965
- they divorced eight years later
separate or dissociate (something) from something else, typically with an undesirable effect
Short Definition:separate or dissociate
Examples:- religion cannot be divorced from morality
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