common-law marriage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kom-uh n-law mar-ij]
- /ˈkɑmən lɔ ˈmɛrɪʤ /
- /ˈkɒmən lɔː ˈmærɪʤ /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-uh n-law mar-ij]
- /ˈkɑmən lɔ ˈmɛrɪʤ /

Definitions of common-law marriage words

noun common-law marriage a marriage deemed to exist after a couple have cohabited for several years 3
noun common-law marriage a marriage not solemnized by religious or civil ceremony but effected by agreement to live together as husband and wife and, usually, by the fact of such cohabitation 3
noun common-law marriage a marriage without a civil or ecclesiastical ceremony, generally resulting from an agreement to marry followed by the couple's living together. 1
noun common-law marriage partnership: not formalized 1
noun common-law marriage A marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony. 0

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Origin of common-law marriage

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Common-law marriage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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common-law marriage popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for common-law marriage

noun common-law marriage

cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married

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