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divorce

The correct spelling is divorce.

How to pronounce divorce

noun

IPA: /dɪˈvɔːs/

Say it like: Div-ors-e

The correct spelling is divorce. The legal dissolution of a marriage. For example: "Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene."

Usage Examples

Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.

The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.

A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  2. 2.A separation of connected things.
  3. 3.That which separates.

verb

  1. 1.To legally dissolve a marriage between two people.
  2. 2.To end one's own marriage to (a person) in this way.
  3. 3.To obtain a legal divorce.
  4. 4.To separate something that was connected.

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