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spouse

nounmasculine/feminineformalvery common/kõʒuʒɨ/côn·ju·ge

Definition

1

Each of the persons united by civil or religious marriage; husband or wife.

Usage examples

“On the income tax return, you can declare your spouse as a dependent, if applicable.”
“The assets were divided between the surviving spouse and the children.”

Common combinations

dependent spousespouse's rightssurviving spousespouse's declaration