Mates and Pairings

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Mates noun - A pair of people who live together.

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Pairings and mates are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pairings" instead a noun "Mates".

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Mates and pairings are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Mates" instead a noun "Pairings".

In Ranma ½ fanfiction, this happens very often, mostly with Ship Mates type pairings.

Source: Pair the Spares aka: Pairing The Spares
Mindlink Mates: Lifebonded pairings, with all the angst and drama that typically accompanies the trope.

Source: Literature / Heralds of Valdemar
The Ship Mates fleet of Beck/Jade, Tori/Andre and Robbie/Cat are the 1st, 3rd and 4th most popular pairings.

Source: Analysis / Nickelodeon

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