Meaning of the word stepfamily in English

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stepfamily

US /ˈstepˌfæm.əl.i/
UK /ˈstepˌfæm.əl.i/

Noun

1.

a family that is formed by two people and the child or children of one or both of them from a previous relationship:

Example:
With one in three marriages ending in divorce, there are around 650,000 stepfamilies in Britain.
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