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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries离婚
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lí hūn
"他们在多年的冲突后决定离婚。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The legal dissolution of a marriage.
"After years of conflict, they decided to file for divorce."
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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
Derived from the Latin word 'divortium', stemming from 'divertere' meaning 'to turn aside, separate'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially denoting a legal separation of married persons and evolving over centuries to mean the formal dissolution of a marriage bond.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Divorce" is said worldwide
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divorce
Transliteration: divorce
"Ils ont décidé de prendre un divorce après des années de conflit."
Scheidung
Transliteration: ʃaɪ̯dʊŋ
"Nach vielen Streitereien haben sie sich zur Scheidung entschlossen."
divorzio
Transliteration: diˈvɔrtsjo
"Hanno deciso di chiedere il divorzio dopo anni di conflitti."
divorcio
Transliteration: diˈβoɾθjo
"Decidieron solicitar el divorcio tras años de conflictos."
divórcio
Transliteration: dʒiˈvɔʁsju
"Eles decidiram pedir o divórcio após anos de conflitos."
तलाक
Transliteration: talāk
"उन्होंने वर्षों के संघर्ष के बाद तलाक लेने का फैसला किया।"
离婚
Transliteration: lí hūn
"他们在多年的冲突后决定离婚。"
이혼
Transliteration: ihon
"그들은 수년간의 갈등 끝에 이혼하기로 결정했습니다."
離婚
Transliteration: rikon
"彼らは長年の対立の後、離婚することに決めました。"
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