Associations to the word «Companionate»
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Wiktionary
COMPANIONATE, adjective. Of or pertaining to a companion
COMPANIONATE MARRIAGE, noun. A marriage in which the partners decide not to have children, and to reserve the right to divorce amicably with mutual consent
COMPANIONATE MARRIAGE, noun. (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.
Dictionary definition
COMPANIONATE, adjective. Like a companion; "companionate marriage"; "a companionate dog".
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