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alimony

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. alimony (noun)
  2. alimony pendente lite (noun)
  3. permanent alimony (noun)
  4. temporary alimony (noun)

al·i·mo·ny

noun \ˈa-lə-ˌmō-nē\
plural al·i·mo·nies

Definition of ALIMONY

1
: an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
2
: the means of living : maintenance
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Origin of ALIMONY

Latin alimonia sustenance, from alere
First Known Use: 1656

Rhymes with ALIMONY

abalone, acrimony, agrimony, Albinoni, antimony, Berlusconi, cannelloni, ceremony, chalcedony, cicerone, hegemony, macaroni, matrimony, minestrone, Nakasone, one-trick pony, palimony, parsimony, patrimony, pepperoni, provolone, rigatoni, sanctimony, Shetland pony, testimony, zabaglione

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