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companionate marriage

com·pan·ion·ate mar·riage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pan-yuh-nit mar-ij]
    • /kəmˈpæn yə nɪt ˈmær ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh m-pan-yuh-nit mar-ij]
    • /kəmˈpæn yə nɪt ˈmær ɪdʒ/

Definitions of companionate marriage words

  • noun companionate marriage a proposed system of trial marriage in which the couple would postpone having children and could be divorced by mutual consent, until a final decision to stay married is reached 3
  • noun companionate marriage a form of marriage in which the partners agree not to have children and can be divorced by mutual consent, leaving neither spouse legally responsible for the financial welfare of the other. 1
  • noun companionate marriage A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent. 0
  • noun companionate marriage (social history, anthropology) A conception of marriage where complicity, communication and support between spouses are considered important, rather than purely material questions of inheritance etc. 0
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Origin of companionate marriage

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Companionate marriage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Companionate marriage

companionate marriage popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% 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.

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Synonyms for companionate marriage

noun companionate marriage

  • trial marriage — an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.
Just one Synonym for companionate marriage

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