"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, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Woiwurrung translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Woiwurrung translations: 48 52
  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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Woiwurrung translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Woiwurrung translations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wivesless
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