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    separated
    sep‧a‧rat‧ed /ˈsepəreɪtəd, ˈsepəreɪtɪd/ adjective
     Word Family: noun: separation, separates, separatist, separatism, separator, inseperability; adjective: separable ≠ inseparable, separate, separated; adverb: inseparably, separately; verb: separate
    not living with your husband, wife, or sexual partner anymore ⇨ divorced:
        We’ve been separated for six months.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ married having a husband or wife: How long have you been married? | a married couple
       ▪ single not married: Chris is 45 and still single. | single mothers
       ▪ engaged having formally agreed to marry someone in the future: Jane and Pete have just got engaged. | engaged couples
       ▪ live together to share a home and have a sexual relationship, but not be married: More and more couples are choosing to live together rather than get married.
       ▪ separated no longer living with your husband or wife because of problems in your marriage: I think Joan and Brian are separated now.
       ▪ divorced no longer married because you have legally ended your marriage: My parents got divorced when I was 10. | divorced men
       ▪ widowed no longer married because your husband or wife has died: He’s a widowed father of two.