trial marriage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trial marriage
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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I’m also assuming this is a one-year trial marriage of the new coaching staff and the existing coach-killing quarterback.
From Chicago Tribune ● Jan. 22, 2015
A man whose own marriages had proved something of a trial, he was a staunch advocate of trial marriage.
From Time Magazine Archive
The idea of trial marriage is nothing new; secular freethinkers have been proposing it for a number of years.
From Time Magazine Archive
"We are not talking of trial marriage," he explained.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the olag, an institution of trial marriage.
From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest
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