- plural wife
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plural wife,any one of the wives of a polygamist, or in a plural marriage.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
plural wife
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wife — W1S1 [waıf] n plural wives [waıvz] [: Old English; Origin: wif woman, wife ] the woman that a man is married to →↑husband, spouse ↑spouse ▪ Have you met my wife? ▪ a refuge for battered wives ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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wife */*/*/ — UK [waɪf] / US noun [countable] Word forms wife : singular wife plural wives UK [waɪvz] / US the woman that a man is married to I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late. wife of: a reception for the wives of the ambassadors … English dictionary
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wife — noun (plural wives) Etymology: Middle English wif, from Old English wīf; akin to Old High German wīb wife and probably to Tocharian B kwīpe female pudenda Date: before 12th century 1. a. dialect woman b. a woman acting in a specified capacity… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wife — /waIvz/ plural wives /waIvz/ noun (C) the woman that a man is married to: Have you met his wife? … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wife*/*/*/ — [waɪf] (plural wives [waɪvz] ) noun [C] the woman that a man is married to I d better phone my wife and tell her I ll be late.[/ex] a reception for the wives of the ambassadors[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wife — noun (plural wives) a married woman considered in relation to her husband. ↘archaic or dialect a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. Derivatives wifehood noun wifeless adjective wifeliness noun wifely adjective … English new terms dictionary
