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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
alimony
    n 1: court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after
         they are separated [syn: alimony, maintenance]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Alimony \Al"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment,
   sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.]
   1. Maintenance; means of living.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Law) An allowance made to a wife out of her husband's
      estate or income for her support, upon her divorce or
      legal separation from him, or during a suit for the same.
      --Wharton. Burrill.
      [1913 Webster]

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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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