Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

redivorce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-di-vorce
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A divorce that terminates a remarriage.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To divorce after a remarriage.

Example Sentences

"Further, although the remarriage rate for whites is higher, redivorce among them also is more common (Glick, 1980)."
"Past increases in the number of remarriages after divorce have led to increases in the number of couples subject to ending a marriage through the redivorce of at least one of the partners."
"Upon redivorce, the in loco parentis relationship is considered terminated."
"Data in table G show that according to the results of the June 1985 survey, 26 percent of women eligible to redivorce had done so by age 75."
"Whites redivorce more frequently than blacks."
"Many persons who remarry subsequently redivorce, however."

Etymology

From re- + divorce.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Inflected Forms

redivorces (plural) redivorces (present, singular) redivorcing (participle, present) redivorced (participle, past) redivorced (past)

Questions

What does redivorce mean?: A divorce that terminates a remarriage.
Where does redivorce come from?: From re- + divorce.

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