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单词 concubine
释义 con·cu·bine
I. \ˈkäŋkyəˌbīn, -änk-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin concubina, from com- + -cubina (from cubare to lie down) — more at hip
1.
 a. : a woman living in a socially recognized state of concubinage
  < Hagar and Keturah were the concubines of Abraham >
 b. : a woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife : mistress
2. : a man living in a state of concubinage to another man or a woman
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. obsolete : to make a concubine of
2. : to provide with a concubine
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