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- [noun spous, spouz; verb spouz, spous]
- /noun spaʊs, spaʊz; verb spaʊz, spaʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noun spous, spouz; verb spouz, spous]
- /noun spaʊs, spaʊz; verb spaʊz, spaʊs/
Definitions of spousing word
- noun spousing either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife. 1
- verb with object spousing Obsolete. to join, give, or take in marriage. 1
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Origin of spousing
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; (noun) Middle English < Old French spous (masculine), spouse (feminine) (aphetic for espous, espouse) < Latin spōnsus, spōnsa literally, pledged (man, woman) (noun uses of past participle of spondēre to pledge), equivalent to spond- verb stem + -tus, -ta past participle suffix; (v.) Middle English spousen < Old French esp(o)user; cf. espouse
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Parts of speech for Spousing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spousing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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