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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A marriage based on the mutual consent and equality of the partners for the purpose of companionship rather than with the expectation of child-rearing or financial support.
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- noun A marriage in which the
partners decide not to havechildren , and to reserve the right todivorce amicably withmutual consent - noun anthropology A conception of marriage where complicity, communication and support between spouses are considered important, rather than purely material questions of inheritance etc.
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