divorce
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• noun
The legal dissolution of a marriage by a court or other competent body.
"After years of growing apart, the couple mutually agreed to file for a divorce."
A complete separation or disunion between two closely connected things or ideas.
"The philosopher argued against a complete divorce between scientific inquiry and ethical responsibility."
• verb
To legally dissolve one's marriage with a spouse.
"Her parents decided to divorce when she was in high school, though they remained on friendly terms."
To separate or dissociate something completely from another connected thing or context.
"It is impossible to divorce the novel's themes from the turbulent historical era in which it was written."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French divorce, which derives from Latin divortium ('separation, dissolution of marriage'), ultimately from divertere ('to turn aside' or 'go different ways').