/ dɪˌvɔːˈsiː; NAmE dɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ/ noun
( BrE ) a person whose marriage has been legally ended, especially a woman
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French divorcé(e) divorced man (or woman).
/ dɪˌvɔːˈsiː; NAmE dɪˌvɔːrˈseɪ/ noun
( BrE ) a person whose marriage has been legally ended, especially a woman
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from French divorcé(e) divorced man (or woman).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005