commuter marriage

noun

a voluntary arrangement where dual-career couples maintain two residences in different geographic locations and are separated at least three nights per week for a minimum of three months

Meanings

nouncommuter marriage (plural commuter marriages)

plural commuter marriages

  1. a voluntary arrangement where dual-career couples maintain two residences in different geographic locations and are separated at least three nights per week for a minimum of three months
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APA

commuter marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commuter%20marriage

MLA

“commuter marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commuter%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commuter marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commuter%20marriage.

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