"wives" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /waɪvz/ Audio: en-us-wives.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪvz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} wives
  1. plural of wife Tags: form-of, plural Form of: wife
    Sense id: en-wives-en-noun-dc4OYwOc Categories (other): English plurals in -ves with singular in -f or -fe
  2. (obsolete) genitive of wife Tags: form-of, genitive, obsolete Form of: wife
    Sense id: en-wives-en-noun-LLvxCFds Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

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