1di·vorce 
/dəˈvoɚs/ noun
plural di·vorc·es /dəˈvoɚs/ noun 1 : the ending of a marriage by a legal process [count] ▪ Since getting a divorce, she has been raising her children alone. ▪ They went through a lengthy/messy divorce. [noncount] ▪ Their marriage ended in divorce. ▪ They are filing for divorce. [=they are filing a paper with the courts asking that their marriage be legally ended] ▪ Financial problems are a leading cause of divorce. — often used before another noun ▪ a divorce lawyer/court ▪ a high divorce rate ▪ divorce proceedings 2 [count] formal : a complete separation between two things — usually singular ▪ a divorce between theory and practice
