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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024al•i•mo•ny /ˈæləˌmoʊni/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Lawan allowance paid to a spouse or former spouse for maintenance following a divorce or legal separation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•i•mo•ny (al′ə mō′nē),USA pronunciation n. - Lawmakingan allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.
- supply of the means of living;
maintenance.
- Latin alimōnia nourishment, sustenance, derivative of alimōn- (stem of alimō), equivalent. to ali- (see aliment) + -mōn- action noun, nominal suffix parallel to -mentum -ment
- 1645–55
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