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trial marriage

noun

  1. an arrangement by which a couple live together for a period of time to see if they are compatible for marriage.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trial marriage1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

And then there’s that trial marriage.

I’m also assuming this is a one-year trial marriage of the new coaching staff and the existing coach-killing quarterback.

Young Americans like the idea of trial marriage because they already think “everything is in beta” and “life is a work in progress,” study author Melissa Lavigne-Delville told Time.

The interim membership is like a two-year trial marriage for both sides, during which Ms. Sim wants to organize group projects and expand the agency’s presence in Asia.

This is “no longer a trial marriage,” he said.

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