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Podcast: Word of the Day
Episode: Nearlywed
Description: Nearlywed is a noun that refers to someone who is about to be married. It can also refer to someone who lives with a significant other but has not married.Â
Our word of the day could be thought of as a takeoff of ‘newlywed,’ a word that entered English in the early 19th century. It described a person who had recently been married.Â
Newarlywed, on the other hand, is a more recent addition to the English language and is almost always used in an informal setting. Here’s an example:
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