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SPOUSAL EQUIVALENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
Synonyms:
domestic partner; significant other; spousal equivalent; spouse equivalent
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spousal equivalent" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spousal 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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