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common-law wife

noun
🔊/ˌkɒmən lɔː ˈwaɪf/
🔊/ˌkɑːmən lɔː ˈwaɪf/
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  1. a woman that a person has lived with for a long time and who is recognized (in some countries though not the UK) as a wife, without a formal marriage ceremony（未举行结婚仪式的）事实婚姻的男方，事实婚姻的女方Topics Family and relationshipsc2