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SPOUSE EQUIVALENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spouse equivalent mean?
• SPOUSE EQUIVALENT (noun)
The noun SPOUSE EQUIVALENT has 1 sense:
1. a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
Familiarity information: SPOUSE EQUIVALENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
domestic partner; significant other; spousal equivalent; spouse equivalent
Hypernyms ("spouse equivalent" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spouse equivalent"):
lover (a significant other to whom you are not related by marriage)
better half; married person; mate; partner; spouse (a person's partner in marriage)
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