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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey men-suh et thawr-oh, thohr-oh]
- /eɪ ˈmɛn sə ɛt ˈθɔr oʊ, ˈθoʊr oʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey men-suh et thawr-oh, thohr-oh]
- /eɪ ˈmɛn sə ɛt ˈθɔr oʊ, ˈθoʊr oʊ/
Definitions of a mensa et thoro words
- adjective a mensa et thoro denoting or relating to a form of divorce in which the parties remain married but do not cohabit: abolished in England in 1857 3
- adjective a mensa et thoro pertaining to or noting a divorce that forbids spouses to live together but does not dissolve the marriage bond. 1
- adverb a mensa et thoro (historical, law, of a divorce) Such as not to dissolve the marriage bond, but merely to authorize the husband and wife to live apart from each other. 0
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Origin of a mensa et thoro
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Latin: literally, from board and bed. See mensal2, torus
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Parts of speech for A mensa et thoro
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
a mensa et thoro popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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