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letter
Noun
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A letter is a symbol which makes up part of a word.
The word fly has 3 letters: f, l and y.
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A letter is a written message or note.
I received a letter through the post.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
divorce
Noun
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Divorce is the legal ending of a marriage.
Did you know that Richard and Sarah got a divorce?
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A separation of connected things.
divorce
Verb
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To divorce is to legally end a marriage between two people.
The captain of a ship can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.
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If you divorce someone, you end your marriage to them.
Lucy divorced Steve when she found that he had been unfaithful.
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To separate something that was connected.
The smaller group voted to divorce itself from the larger one.
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To get a legal divorce.
Edna and Simon divorced last year; he got the house, and she got the business.