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irreconcilable difference

irreconcilable difference is the singular of irreconcilable differences.

Meaning of irreconcilable differences

Noun

irreconcilable differences pl (normally plural, singular irreconcilable difference)

  1. (US, plural, plural-normally) Grounds for a no-fault divorce comprising a difference between the two parties that cannot or will not be changed.
    • According to the website TMZ.com, which first reported the story, the actor and director cited irreconcilable differences as the cause for the split. The couple have been together since 2005 and married in 2014.2016 September 21, Benjamin Lee, “Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt citing irreconcilable differences”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about irreconcilable difference

What is irreconcilable difference the singular of?
Irreconcilable difference is the singular of irreconcilable differences.

Words near irreconcilable difference in the dictionary

  1. irrecognizable
  2. irrecollection
  3. irrecompensable
  4. irreconcilability
  5. irreconcilable
  6. irreconcilable difference
  7. irreconcilable differences
  8. irreconcilableness
  9. irreconcilables
  10. irreconcilably
  11. irreconcile

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