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spousals
[
spou
-z
uh
l
]
spous·al
/
ˈspaʊ
zəl
/
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[
spou
-z
uh
l
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
Often,
spousals.
the ceremony of
marriage
; nuptials.
adjective
2.
nuptial; matrimonial.
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zedonk
. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
spousaille,
aphetic variant of
espousaille
espousal
Related forms
spous·al·ly,
adverb
in·ter·spous·al,
adjective
in·ter·spous·al·ly,
adverb
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