significant other

significant other
   a regular sexual companion without marriage
   Normally heterosexual, but sometimes homosexual, as:
    I started the yacht upholstery, you know, after my friend died. In 1979. What these days they'd call a 'significant other'. (Proulx, 1993 — they were both female)

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  • Significant Other — Album par Limp Bizkit Sortie 1999 Genre Nu Metal, rap metal Albums de Limp Bizkit …   Wikipédia en Français

  • significant other — is a coy term for a live in partner and normally occurs in facetious contexts. • (It is all about teasing the viewer whether that is an audience of hundreds or simply your significant other Plymouth Evening Herald, 2007) …   Modern English usage

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  • significant other — noun a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long term sexual relationship • Syn: ↑domestic partner, ↑spousal equivalent, ↑spouse equivalent • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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