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Definition of spouse noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

spouse

noun

NAmE//spaʊs//

(formal or law)

a husband or wife Fill in your spouse's name here.

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spousal

NAmE//ˈspaʊzl//

, NAmE//ˈspaʊsl//

adjective [only before noun] (formal) spousal consent spousal abuseSee spouse in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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