Word a Day
spouse
What does spouse mean?
spouse (noun): a person's partner in marriage.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce spouse?
/spaʊs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does spouse come from?
From Middle English spous, spouse.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of spouse?
Words related to spouse
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “spouse”?
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What does “spouse” mean?
how long something has existed
Not quite: that's what age means.
a particular geographic region
Not quite: that's what area means.
a person's partner in marriage
Right! That's what “spouse” means.
the specified day of the month
Not quite: that's what date means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “spouse”?
company
Not quite: company means something else.
service
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partner
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country
Not quite: country means something else.
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