Definitions
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- noun a person who was formerly a spouse.
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- noun a person who was formerly a spouse
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Examples
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								On the Seventh day of Christmas, my ex-spouse gave me to me seven step-kids for our children Lee Block: The 12 Divorced Days Of Christmas Lee Block 2011 
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								On the First Day of Christmas, my ex-spouse gave to me one signed divorce decree; Lee Block: The 12 Divorced Days Of Christmas Lee Block 2011 
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								From people getting pathetically little compared to their cost of living to take care of their child full-time to joint-custodial parents paying thousands of dollars a month to a self-sufficient ex-spouse. Bill Swadley: The Reality of Child Support Bill Swadley 2011 
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								On the Second Day of Christmas, my ex-spouse gave to me two venereal diseases from the very ugly secretary Lee Block: The 12 Divorced Days Of Christmas Lee Block 2011 
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								Attempting to develop a close relationship with your ex-spouse is not something that's often recommended. Karen Buscemi: Want to Grow Closer to Your Ex? Learn How to Keep Your Distance Karen Buscemi 2011 
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								From people getting pathetically little compared to their cost of living to take care of their child full-time to joint-custodial parents paying thousands of dollars a month to a self-sufficient ex-spouse. Bill Swadley: The Reality of Child Support Bill Swadley 2011 
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								It doesn't matter whether the ex-husband remarried; collecting on his earnings record doesn't affect what his current spouse or any other ex-spouse will receive. When a Divorce Pays Off Ellen E. Schultz 2012 
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								*** How can I find the formula to compute the Social Security benefit I would be entitled to as either an ex-spouse of a retired former husband or as an ex-spouse of a deceased former husband? Paying Grandkids' Tuition Karen Damato 2011 
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								Attempting to develop a close relationship with your ex-spouse is not something that's often recommended. Karen Buscemi: Want to Grow Closer to Your Ex? Learn How to Keep Your Distance Karen Buscemi 2011 
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								On the Fourth day of Christmas, my ex-spouse gave to me four months lack of child support Lee Block: The 12 Divorced Days Of Christmas Lee Block 2011 
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