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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A spouse or long-term sexual or romantic partner.
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- noun informal One's
romantic partner , regardless ofmarital status or gender.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
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