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cohabitation

NOUN
common-law marriage
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Cohabitation, marriage, kids are life changes, and milestones, but they are not in themselves representative of growth.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2021

Q. Cohabitation conflict: I have a 20-year old daughter.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2020

My roommate ruined my life Topics: Cohabitation, , , Real estate, Reality TV, Roommates, My Craigslist write-up was sprinkled with the usual hooks: Female professional, early thirties, seeks temporary roommate.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2012

Cohabitation usually resulted in marriage: by the fifth year, 65 percent of people in their first cohabitation had married.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2010

Cohabitation refers to dwelling in the same house, even though it be only during the day, and the woman be a servant; companionship refers to visits, conversations, signs of friendship, and the like.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome




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