divorce

//dɪˈvɔːrs//
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Noun

divorceSingular
divorcesPlural
1

The legal dissolution or termination of a marriage by a court or other competent body.

They decided to get a divorce after ten years of marriage.

2

A complete separation or severance between two things.

There is a divorce between theory and practice in this field.

Verb

divorceInfinitive
divorcePresent tense
divorcedPast tense
divorcedPast participle
divorcingPresent participle
divorcesThird-person singular
1

To legally end one's marriage with someone.

They decided to divorce after ten years of marriage.

2

To separate or dissociate something from something else.

We cannot divorce economic policy from social concerns.

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