Great Divide

noun

the continental divide of North America; the Rocky Mountains.

any similar continental divide.

the passage from life to death: He crossed the Great Divide before his promise as a poet was recognized.

an important division or difference.

Origin:
1860–65; Americanism

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Great Divide

—n
	another name for the continental divide

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great divide definition

n.
a divorce. : How did Sam survive the great divide?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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"Having a child is the great divide between one's own childhood and adulthood. All at once someone is totally dependent upon you. You are no longer the child of your mother but the mother of your child. Instead of being taken care of, you are responsible for taking care of someone else."

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