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spouse - a person's partner in marriage |
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partner,
mate |
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relation,
relative an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
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domestic partner,
significant other,
spousal equivalent,
spouse equivalent a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
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man and wife,
marriage,
married couple the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
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bigamist someone who marries one person while already legally married to another
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consort the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
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helpmate,
helpmeet a helpful partner
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hubby,
husband,
married man a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
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monogamist,
monogynist someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)
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honeymooner,
newlywed someone recently married
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polygamist someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
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married woman,
wife a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
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