coupledom
English
Noun
coupledom (usually uncountable, plural coupledoms)
- The world or sphere of romantic couples.
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty, New York: Bloomsbury, →OCLC:
- The ads were already showing as he clambered along and in their patchy glare he loomed and ducked and apologized, and was a clumsy intruder in a world of snuggling coupledom.
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- The state of being a romantic couple.
- 2011 February 13, James MacGowan, “Heart of the City by Ariel Sabar”, in Toronto Star:
- More coffee is consumed, a movie date is arranged, coupledom achieved and, naturally, nuptials performed.
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