🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Scheidung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃaɪ̯dʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Divorce/dɪˈvɔːrs/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Nach vielen Streitereien haben sie sich zur Scheidung entschlossen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The legal dissolution of a marriage.

    "After years of conflict, they decided to file for divorce."
As verb
  1. 1

    To legally dissolve one's marriage with someone.

    "They chose to divorce after realizing they had grown apart."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'divorce' originates from the Latin 'divortium', which means 'a turning apart'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the 14th century, reflecting the legal separation of spouses.

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