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ex-wife

a former wife

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ex-wife - a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife; "all his exes live in Texas"

adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"

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ex-wife

[ˌeksˈwaɪf] N (ex-wives (pl)) → ex mujer f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ex-wife

→ زَوْجَةٌ سَابِقَة bývalá manželka ekskone Exfrau πρώην σύζυγος ex esposa, ex mujer entinen vaimo ex-femme bivša supruga ex moglie 先妻 전처 ex-vrouw ekskone była małżonka ex-esposa, ex-mulher бывшая жена före detta fru อดีตภรรยา eski karı vợ cũ 前妻

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