spousal relationship
- noun
- /ˈspaʊzl rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp/
- Formal
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relación conyugal
- For instance, Bernbaum, Albert, and Duckro (1993) found that visual impairment was a significant stressor in the spousal relationship and that it was related to separation or divorce, with a greater risk of separation and divorce among those who were legally but not totally blind.
I mean, what, what kind of spousal relationship doesn't chat together about their job?
- I mean, what, what kind of spousal relationship doesn't chat together about their job?
- They do combine here in the marriage or spousal relationship.
Examples
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Finally, the well-being of caregivers and noncaregivers is influenced more by the control over the spousal relationship than by self-control.
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The purpose of our current study was to examine whether there were differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in the relationship between well-being and control with respect to spousal relationships.
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I know siblings in spousal relationships.
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I mean, what, what kind of spousal relationship doesn't chat together about their job?
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His personalist language represents an attempt to take seriously the importance that modern men and women give to spousal relationships.
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The spousal relationship adds a personal warmth that the students always enjoy and sometimes find amusing.
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For example, marital separation as a result of migration is an area of concern because such marital arrangements can affect spousal relationships.
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One hundred and one (75 percent) were married or in a spousal relationship, and 59 (44 percent) were employed outside of the home full- or part-time.
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In the current study, mothers with lower attachment avoidance and anxiety appear to have found appropriate ways to distinguish between the demands of raising children and those of their spousal relationship, enabling them to maintain similar levels of marital adaptation experienced by mothers of singletons.
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Couples often seek counseling to improve their spousal relationship and enhance their communication skills.
Synonyms
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1.0
The legal joining of two people as life partners
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2.7
A joining of people or things to form one
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The state of being married to another person
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A connection between two people who are married
The close relationship between married partners
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is straightforwardly compositional: 'spousal' means relating to a spouse and 'relationship' means a bond between people, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'a relationship between spouses.' This is a regular, cross-linguistically common noun-adjective combination used in formal contexts, making the meaning immediately accessible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Spousal relationship comes from the word spouse, meaning a 'husband' or 'wife' who has promised to be together. So, imagine two people who promised to share life and support each other, and that image explains why spousal relationship means the legal and personal bond between married people.