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divorcement

American  
[dih-vawrs-muhnt, -vohrs-] / dɪˈvɔrs mənt, -ˈvoʊrs- /

noun

  1. divorce; separation.


divorcement British  
/ dɪˈvɔːsmənt /

noun

  1. a less common word for divorce

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of divorcement

divorce + -ment

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The court, said he, obviously had no thought of divorcement.

From Time Magazine Archive

Moreover, added Sam, well aware of the closeness of many moviemakers, "it will be necessary to see that divorcement means more than just a transfer of circuit control from one set of hands to another."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Justice Department suit asks the court to order any necessary "divorcement, divestiture or reorganization" of IBM.

From Time Magazine Archive

Such bills of divorcement bogged down in Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Leo give thee now a writing of divorcement, thou canst not abide in his house to-night.

From One Snowy Night Long ago at Oxford by M. (Madelaine) Irwin

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