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| di·vor·ce [ di váwrss ] |
noun (plural di·vor·ces) |
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1. official ending of marriage: an ending of a marriage by an official decision in a court of law
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2. separation: a complete separation or split
  a divorce between theory and practice
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verb (past and past participle di·vorced, present participle di·vorc·ing, 3rd person present singular di·vor·ces) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb officially end marriage: to end a marriage to somebody by an official decision in a court of law
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2. transitive verb separate something: to separate or distinguish something from something else
divorced truth from speculation
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| [14th century. Via French< Latin divortium< divortere, variant of divertere "part, turn aside" (see divert)] |
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| di·vorced adjective |
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