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divorce meaning in Sanskrit

विच्छेदन vicchedana

/dɪˈvɔːs/US/dɪˈvoɹs/

divorce in Sanskrit: विच्छेदन (vicchedana), त्याग (tyāga), स्त्रीपुरुषविच्छेद (strīpuruṣaviccheda), विवाहविच्छेद (vivāhaviccheda). In English, divorce means the legal dissolution of a marriage.

Sanskrit words for divorce

legal dissolution of a marriage
विच्छेदन vicchedana, त्याग tyāga, स्त्रीपुरुषविच्छेद strīpuruṣaviccheda, विवाहविच्छेद vivāhaviccheda

English meaning of divorce

  1. noun The legal dissolution of a marriage.
  2. noun A separation of connected things.
  3. noun The separation of a bonded pair of animals.
  4. noun That which separates.

Full definition of divorce

divorce in a sentence

  • Richard obtained a divorce from his wife some years ago, but hasn't returned to the dating scene.
  • The Civil War split between Virginia and West Virginia was a divorce based along cultural and economic as well as geographic lines.
  • A ship captain can marry couples, but cannot divorce them.

Synonyms of divorce

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Questions about divorce in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of divorce in Sanskrit?
Divorce in Sanskrit is विच्छेदन (vicchedana), त्याग (tyāga), स्त्रीपुरुषविच्छेद (strīpuruṣaviccheda), विवाहविच्छेद (vivāhaviccheda).
divorce इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Divorce: विच्छेदन (vicchedana), त्याग (tyāga), स्त्रीपुरुषविच्छेद (strīpuruṣaviccheda), विवाहविच्छेद (vivāhaviccheda).
What does divorce mean in English?
Divorce means the legal dissolution of a marriage.

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