Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

domestic partnership

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: do-mes-tic -part-ner-ship
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.

Inflected Forms

domestic partnerships (plural)

Phrases

civil partnership civil union registered partnership

Frequently Paired Words

civil partnership civil union cohabitation registered partnership

Questions

What does domestic partnership mean?: A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.

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