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Learn to pronounce co·hab·i·ta·tion

/ˌkōhabiˈtāSH(ə)n/
noun
  1. the state of living together and having a sexual relationship without being married.
    "couples increasingly prefer cohabitation to marriage"
  2. the state or fact of living or existing at the same time or in the same place.
    "a harmonious cohabitation with other living creatures"

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Cohabitation

Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not married, usually couples, live together. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Wikipedia
Nov 6, 2019 · Cohabiting adults (82%) are far more likely than those who are married (52%) to say couples who are living together but are not married can ...
Cohabitation is used primarily to denote the arrangement between two individuals who live together, either as spouses or unmarried partners.
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the act of living and having a sexual relationship with someone, especially someone you are not married to: Cohabitation has been praised as ...
This study used a new measure to examine how different types of reasons for cohabitation were associated with individual well-being and relationship quality ...
Marriage vs. Cohabitation: A Comparison ; When one spouse dies, the other spouse has the legal right to inherit a part of the spouse's estate. When one ...