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interspousal

interspousal adjective: between spouses.

Adjective

interspousal (not comparable)

  1. Between spouses.
    • The frequency, coverage and intensity of interspousal communication may vary across countries, and the gender differences in its influences on individual health may also differ from country to country.2015 August 1, “Are Married Men Healthier than Single Women? A Gender Comparison of the Health Effects of Marriage and Marital Satisfaction in East Asia”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of interspousal

alternative forminter-spousal

Origin of interspousal

From inter- + spousal.

Questions about interspousal

What does interspousal mean?
Interspousal means between spouses.
What part of speech is interspousal?
Interspousal is an adjective.

Words near interspousal in the dictionary

  1. interspliced
  2. intersplices
  3. intersplicing
  4. intersporal
  5. interspore
  6. interspousal
  7. interspread
  8. intersprinkle
  9. intersprinkled
  10. intersprinkles
  11. intersprinkling

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