postdivorce

adjective

post·​di·​vorce ˌpōst-də-ˈvȯrs How to pronounce postdivorce (audio)
 also  -dī-
: coming after a divorce : following the legal dissolution of a marriage
It is not so far from here that in my distant, postdivorce days I set sail for many a night's charter cruise with the Divorced Men's Club …Richard Ford

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postdivorce was in 1886

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“Postdivorce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/postdivorce. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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