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“spouses”
Etymology: from about 1200, "a married woman in relation to her husband" (also of men), from Old French spus; feminine spuse, from Latin sponsus, "bridegroom"; feminine sponsa, "bride"; from masculine and feminine spondere, "to bind oneself, to promise solemnly".
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spond-, spon-, spons-, -spondence, -spondent,
-spondency, -spondencies (page 3) spous- (page 1)
-spondency, -spondencies (page 3) spous- (page 1)
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“spouses”
Polygamy is marriage to many spouses, while monotony is considered by some as marriage to just one spouse.
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paraprosdokian, paraprosdokia
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