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civil partnerships

civil partnerships is the plural of civil partnership.

Meaning of civil partnership

Noun

civil partnership (countable and uncountable, plural civil partnerships)

  1. A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.
    Synonyms:
    civil union, domestic partnership, registered partnership

Questions about civil partnerships

What is civil partnerships the plural of?
Civil partnerships is the plural of civil partnership.

Words near civil partnerships in the dictionary

  1. civil parish
  2. civil parishes
  3. civil partner
  4. civil partners
  5. civil partnership
  6. civil partnerships
  7. civil power
  8. civil powers
  9. civil procedure
  10. civil registries
  11. civil registry

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