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companionate

adjective
com·​pan·​ion·​ate | \ kəm-ˈpan-yə-nət How to pronounce companionate (audio) \

Definition of companionate

: relating to or having the manner of companions specifically : harmoniously or suitably accompanying

Examples of companionate in a Sentence

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 Yet the weight of transcendent meaning and mysticism which gets transferred from divinity to companionate marriage here (as everywhere else in our world) seems a cruelly heavy burden upon intimate life. — Mark Greif, New York Times, "AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY," 3 Nov. 2016

First Known Use of companionate

1925, in the meaning defined above

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