Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civil partnership

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
civil -part-ner-ship
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

civil partnerships (plural)

Synonyms

civil union domestic partnership registered partnership

Questions

What does civil partnership mean?
A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.

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