单词 | starter marriage |
释义 | > as lemmasstarter marriage starter marriage n. colloquial a short-lived first marriage, typically when viewed as a form of preparation for a subsequent, more long-lasting one. ΚΠ 1994 Stars & Stripes 9 July 15/1 Some say starter marriages signal the need for more premarital counseling. 2001 W. J. Doherty Take back your Marriage ii. 28 One national family expert endorses what she terms ‘starter marriages’—marriages that are good learning experiences but not likely to endure. 2012 London Evening Standard (Nexis) 28 June 22 There was a brief, starter marriage to writer Cressida Connolly but he only cleaned up and found his vocation at 30, when he met his second wife Amber Rudd. < as lemmas |
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